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Was Erdoğan's gun gift a faux pas or an old-school diplomatic tradition?
When NATO leaders opened their gift boxes from the Turkish president and found a .357 Magnum revolver, some panicked and others laughed. But gifting heads of state lavish, personalised firearms is a tradition as old as Samuel Colt — and as recent as a Czech pistol presented to Trump in 2019.
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Europe News
Newly released footage shows revolver gifted by Erdogan to NATO leaders
Images shared by the Lithuanian Presidency show a revolver given by Turkey's Erdogan to every NATO leader as a parting gift after the summit in Ankara. Each leader received a box containing a revolver engraved with their name, six bullets and a note exempting the weapons from export control.
Business
Can a new global defence bank unlock £100bn for rearmament?
Nine countries have thrown their weight behind a new multilateral bank designed to bankroll Western rearmament, but the notable caution of Europe's largest military and economic powers raises the question of whether it can become the answer to defence funding.
Europe Today
NATO summit ended 'on a more positive note than feared', expert says
Jamie Shea, former NATO security adviser, says NATO 3.0 is going to be "much more a European show and less an American show" than it used to be. According to Shea, the US "is going to do a lot less in terms of holding up the collective defence than allies were used to during the Cold War".
Europe News
“NATO works”: Estonia’s PM pushes back on alliance doubts
“NATO is working well” — Speaking exclusively to Euronews’ Shona Murray as part of our special report live from Ankara, Estonia’s Prime Minister Kristen Michal shares his views on Trump, Russia, European defence and whether NATO is entering a new era.
Europe News
“Sometimes not answering is the best answer”: Xavier Bettel on bullies
In an exclusive interview as part of Euronews’ live special report from Ankara, Luxembourg’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Xavier Bettel, speaks with NATO correspondent Shona Murray about Europe’s position in an increasingly uncertain world.
Europe News
Belgium's Defence Minister: "The Iranian regime is always lying"
"You cannot build Rome in one day." Belgium's Defence Minister Theo Francken joins Euronews' Shona Murray for a special report live from the NATO Summit in Ankara, discussing Ukraine, Iran, NATO and Belgium's largest defence investment in more than two decades.
Europe Today
Newsletter: Another day, another diatribe
In today's newsletter: Europeans leave the NATO summit with loaded guns plus strong statements from US President Donald Trump, EU ambassadors may go into overdrive over the 21st package of sanctions against Russia, and a European Parliament vote is set to rile up the political right.
Europe Today
Trump overshadows NATO summit with renewed Iran strikes
Renewed US strikes on Iran overshadow the close of the NATO summit, where allies pledged record defence spending and support for Ukraine. Meanwhile, the EU faces migration challenges, OLAF uncovers a counterfeit condom network and the World Cup reaches the quarter-final stage.
Europe News
Bolton: Trump talks about taking over Greenland to stir controversy
Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton has dismissed Donald Trump's renewed calls for US control of Greenland as a deliberate attempt to provoke reactions, telling Euronews the US president often makes such remarks "because it drives people crazy".