NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the Ankara Summit Agenda

  • Thu, June 25, 2026 • 1:45 pm ET
  • Atlantic Council Headquarters
  • 1400 L Street NW • Floor 11
  • Washington, DC 20005

AN AC FRONT PAGE EVENT—NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte lays out his priorities for the upcoming Ankara summit.

On Thursday, June 25, at 1:45 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council hosted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, for an Atlantic Council Front Page conversation previewing the agenda for the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara. 

The secretary general laid out his priorities for the summit, touching on issues from defense spending, to defense production, to NATO’s support to Ukraine.  

Featuring

H.E. Mark Rutte
Secretary General of NATO

Moderated by

Frederick Kempe
President and CEO,
Atlantic Council

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