Nothing is moving forward for President Donald Trump's ideas and projects, whether on the domestic American front or in the files of external conflicts and crises. Today, for instance, Trump is in Ankara, attending an important summit of allies at NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
At this meeting, there is discussion of possibilities for raising the military manufacturing capabilities of alliance members, as well as extensive examination of the situation on the Ukraine–Russia front and the prospects for regional escalation in that sphere, which could encompass NATO member states.
Under Article 5 of the NATO founding charter, any aggression against a member state necessarily obliges all members to come to its defence. All of this places countries such as Finland and Poland within a circle of danger, and commits NATO members to defending them.
There is also a bill that may reach 80 billion dollars in arms support from alliance countries to Ukraine. So far, Trump has not succeeded — whether through pressure on the Ukrainian president or through his personal relationship with President Putin — in reaching an acceptable formula for stopping the war, which has progressed to the destruction of vital and strategic targets deep inside the country and the targeting of civilians.
There is also a bilateral US–Turkish file between Trump and his "friend" Erdoğan concerning the American–Israeli crisis with Iran, and Trump's statement that he halted Turkish intervention in favour of Iran in the recent war. This file is particularly inflamed following the escalation of fiery statements between Erdoğan and Netanyahu. On this visit, Trump carries on his shoulders burdens and exceedingly complex dossiers.