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Live updates: Trump attends NATO summit; Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral primary

Live updates: Trump attends NATO summit; Andrew Cuomo concedes to Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayoral primary

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TRUMP AT NATO SUMMIT: President Donald Trump held a news conference today at the NATO summit in the Netherlands, where leaders announced that they have agreed to increase their defense spending target to 5% of their gross domestic product by 2035.
U.S. TO MEET WITH IRAN: Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials would meet next week on how to move forward following U.S. airstrikes on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites. The president continued to claim the strikes decimated Iran's nuclear program, contrary to a U.S. intelligence assessment that the damage set the program back only by several months.
ZELENSKYY MEETING: Trump also said in remarks to reporters that he had "a good meeting" with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the summit after the Ukrainian president said on social media that the two had a 'long and substantive' talk and 'discussed how to achieve a ceasefire and a real peace."
NEW YORK CITY ELECTIONS: Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo conceded the New York City mayoral primary to state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani last night. Mamdani led the 11-candidate field of Democratic candidates late yesterday after the first round of ranked-choice voting.

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Trump meets Zelensky and says higher Nato spending may deter future aggression
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Trump meets Zelensky and says higher Nato spending may deter future aggression

Nato members agreed to raise their spending targets by 2035 to 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) annually on core defence requirements as well as defence- and security-related spending. That target had been 2% of GDP. 'Europe stepping up to take more responsibility for security will help prevent future disasters like the horrible situation with Russia and Ukraine,' Mr Trump said at the summit-ending news conference shortly after meeting with Mr Zelensky. 'And hopefully we're going to get that solved.' The US president also reiterated his belief that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the war in Ukraine that began with Moscow's invasion in February 2022. 'He'd like to get out of this thing. It's a mess for him,' Mr Trump said. 'He called the other day, and he said, 'Can I help you with Iran?' I said, 'No, you can help me with Russia'.' Mr Trump's meeting with Mr Zelensky was their first face-to-face session since April when they met at St Peter's Basilica during Pope Francis's funeral. Mr Trump also had a major confrontation with Mr Zelensky earlier this year at the White House. Mr Zelensky, in a social media post, said The Hague talks were substantive and he thanked Mr Trump for the US assistance. 'We discussed how to achieve a ceasefire and a real peace. We spoke about how to protect our people. We appreciate the attention and the readiness to help bring peace closer,' Mr Zelensky added. Mr Trump left open the possibility of sending Kyiv more US-made Patriot air defence missile systems. Asked by a Ukrainian reporter, who said that her husband was a Ukrainian soldier, Mr Trump acknowledged that sending more Patriots would help the Ukrainian cause. 'They do want to have the antimissile missiles, OK, as they call them, the Patriots,' Mr Trump said. 'And we're going to see if we can make some available. We need them, too. We're supplying them to Israel, and, they're very effective, 100% effective. Hard to believe how effective. They do want that more than any other thing.' Over the course of the war, the US has routinely pressed for allies to provide air defence systems to Ukraine. But many are reluctant to give up the high-tech systems, particularly countries in Eastern Europe that also feel threatened by Russia. Mr Trump laid into the US media throughout his news conference but showed unusual warmth towards the Ukrainian reporter. 'That's a very good question,' Mr Trump said about the query about Patriots. 'And I wish you a lot of luck. I mean, I can see it's very upsetting to you. So say hello to your husband.' Ukraine has been front and centre at recent Nato summits. But as the alliance's latest annual meeting of leaders opened in the Netherlands, Mr Zelensky was not in the room. The Trump administration has blocked Ukraine's bid to join Nato. The conflict with Russia has laid waste to Ukrainian towns and killed thousands of civilians. Just last week, Russia launched one of the biggest drone attacks of the war. During Mr Trump's 2024 campaign for the White House, the Republican pledged a quick end to the war. He saw it as a costly conflict that, he claimed, would not have happened had he won re-election in 2020. Since taking office in January, he has struggled to find a resolution to the conflict and has shown frustration with both Mr Putin and Mr Zelensky. Mr Zelensky spent Tuesday in The Hague shuttling from meeting to meeting. He got a pledge from summit host the Netherlands for military aid, including new drones and radars to help knock out Russian drones. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced that the United Kingdom will provide 350 air defence missiles to Ukraine, funded by £70 million raised from the interest on seized Russian assets.

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