Rubio and Other Top NATO Diplomats Meet in Turkey Ahead of Possible Ukraine-Russia Talks

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Fidan, the Turkish foreign minister who is hosting the meeting, is expected to express Turkey's commitment to strengthening NATO and call for the inclusion of NATO allies that aren't European Union members -- such as Turkey -- into European security and defense initiatives, according to Turkish officials.
49% : Rubio and Witkoff are coming to Turkey after accompanying Trump on portions of his trip to Gulf Arab countries.
49% : Zelenskyy also remains keen on Ukraine joining NATO, which Russia has adamantly rejected and Trump appears to have agreed with.
48% : Trump administration pushes for NATO members to spend more on defense Of greater concern to the U.S. is money, with the Trump administration saying it wants to hear how European members of NATO and Canada plan to boost their national defense investments to 5% of gross domestic product.
44% : "He'd like me to be there, and that's a possibility," Trump said, referring to Putin.
41% : Trump insists that U.S. allies should commit to spending at least 5% to be ready to defend themselves, but that would require investment at an unprecedented scale.
31% : Trump teased a possible visit to Istanbul while flying from Saudi Arabia to Qatar on Wednesday, but there was no immediate indication that his travel plans would change.
23% : Trump has cast doubt over whether the U.S. would defend allies that spend too little.
22% : NATO leaders insisted at their summit last year that "Russia remains the most significant and direct threat to Allies' security," but some countries are uneasy about Trump reengaging with Putin.

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