American officials have expressed uncertainty that the upcoming NATO summit in Ankara will “go smoothly,” given the highly tense atmosphere and US President Donald Trump’s open dissatisfaction with the alliance’s allies. CNN reported this, citing sources.

According to the broadcaster, European leaders hope to conclude the meeting in Ankara without a major conflict, planning new defense pledges to soften the anger of the White House хозяина. Trump himself said at the end of June that he would travel to the NATO summit in Ankara primarily out of respect for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and would be unlikely to attend the meeting if it were held in another country.

The NATO summit in Ankara will take place on July 7-8. Washington had previously repeatedly sharply criticized the actions of several European NATO allies during the US-Israeli war with Iran.