Türkiye: Ukrainian president holds bilateral talks on sidelines of NATO summit in Ankara.

SHOTLIST: ANKARA, TÜRKİYE (JULY 07, 2026) 1. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY SHAKING HANDS / POSING FOR PHOTO WITH FINNISH COUNTERPART ALEXANDER STUBB 2. DELEGATIONS SITTING AROUND TABLE 3. ZELENSKYY WELCOMING DUTCH PREMIER ROB JETTEN 4. TWO LEADERS SHAKING HANDS / POSING FOR PHOTO 5. ZELENSKYY AND JETTEN HAVING CONVERSATION 6. TWO LEADERS SIGNING DEFENSE COOPERATION PACT BETWEEN UKRAINE AND NETHERLANDSANKARA, TÜRKİYE - JULY 07: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a series of bilateral meetings on July 7 in Ankara on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit of Heads of State and Government. Zelenskyy met separately with Finnish President Alexander Stubb, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal, and Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten during the Defense Industry Forum at ATO Congresium. Zelenskyy and Jetten also signed a defense cooperation agreement between Ukraine and the Netherlands. NATO heads of state and government are meeting in Ankara for the alliance's 2026 summit, which focuses on implementing the defense spending commitments agreed at last year's summit in The Hague, sustaining military support for Ukraine and expanding defense industrial production. The Ankara meeting marks the second NATO summit hosted by Türkiye, following the 2004 Istanbul summit. The gathering also provides a platform for bilateral meetings between Türkiye and allied countries on political, security and economic cooperation.