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NATO Summit 2019: 70th Anniversary Meeting of Leaders

Published December 5th, 2019 - 07:04 GMT

This December, the world watches as heads of state and government and military leaders gather at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s Leaders’ Meeting in London.

Upon arrival, the NATO leaders were greeted by Queen Elizabeth II, her son Charles and his wife, Camilla. The Queen put on a brave face to host a glittering NATO reception at Buckingham Palace.

With the commemoration of the Alliance’s 70th anniversary, this past year has served to honor NATO’s achievements. To round off this historic year, the NATO Leaders’ Meeting in December presents an important opportunity to jointly assess challenges and opportunities and highlight NATO’s enduring value as it adapts to a changing world.

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Leaders of Nato alliance countries, and its secretary general, join Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance. Back row, from left: Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Egils Levits, President of Latvia; Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania; Dusko Markovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro; Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands; Zuzana Caputova, President of Slovakia; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; A

Leaders of Nato alliance countries, and its secretary general, join Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance. Back row, from left: Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Egils Levits, President of Latvia; Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania; Dusko Markovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro; Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands; Zuzana Caputova, President of Slovakia; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal; Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania; Marjan Sarec, Prime Minister of Slovenia. Middle row from left: Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania; Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of North Macedonia; Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark; Juri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Angela Merkel, President of Germany; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece; Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary; Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks with guests in Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, during a reception hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Geoff Pugh / POOL / AFP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks with guests in Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, during a reception hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Geoff Pugh / POOL / AFP

NATO heads of state attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP

NATO heads of state attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP

A journalist takes a picture of a television screen as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

A journalist takes a picture of a television screen as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP

US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP

France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a press conference in the media centre at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a press conference in the media centre at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP

Senior Advisor Jared Kushner looks on US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

Senior Advisor Jared Kushner looks on US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP

Nato heads of government (front row L-R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Slovenia's Prime Minister Marjan Sarec, (middle row L-R) Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Fre

Nato heads of government (front row L-R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Slovenia's Prime Minister Marjan Sarec, (middle row L-R) Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Estonia's Prime Minister Juri Ratas, France's President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, (top row L-R) Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Markovic, Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Lithuania's

(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after the family photo to head to attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Adrian DENNIS / AFP

(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after the family photo to head to attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Adrian DENNIS / AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Niklas HALLE'N / AFP

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Niklas HALLE'N / AFP

Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019 after attending a reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Alastair Grant / AFP

Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019 after attending a reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Alastair Grant / AFP

Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) and wife Agata arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP

Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) and wife Agata arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) sits as leaders come together at Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) sits as leaders come together at Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP

Leaders of Nato alliance countries, and its secretary general, join Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance. Back row, from left: Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Egils Levits, President of Latvia; Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania; Dusko Markovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro; Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands; Zuzana Caputova, President of Slovakia; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; A
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks with guests in Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, during a reception hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Geoff Pugh / POOL / AFP
NATO heads of state attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP
A journalist takes a picture of a television screen as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP
US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a press conference in the media centre at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP
Senior Advisor Jared Kushner looks on US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP
Nato heads of government (front row L-R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Slovenia's Prime Minister Marjan Sarec, (middle row L-R) Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Fre
(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after the family photo to head to attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Niklas HALLE'N / AFP
Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019 after attending a reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Alastair Grant / AFP
Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) and wife Agata arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) sits as leaders come together at Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP
Leaders of Nato alliance countries, and its secretary general, join Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance. Back row, from left: Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Egils Levits, President of Latvia; Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania; Dusko Markovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro; Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands; Zuzana Caputova, President of Slovakia; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; A
Leaders of Nato alliance countries, and its secretary general, join Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance. Back row, from left: Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg; Egils Levits, President of Latvia; Gitanas Nauseda, President of Lithuania; Dusko Markovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro; Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway; Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Netherlands; Zuzana Caputova, President of Slovakia; Andrzej Duda, President of Poland; Antonio Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal; Klaus Iohannis, President of Romania; Marjan Sarec, Prime Minister of Slovenia. Middle row from left: Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania; Zoran Zaev, Prime Minister of North Macedonia; Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark; Juri Ratas, Prime Minister of Estonia; Emmanuel Macron, President of France; Angela Merkel, President of Germany; Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece; Viktor Orban, Prime Minister of Hungary; Katrin Jakobsdottir, Prime Minister
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks with guests in Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, during a reception hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Geoff Pugh / POOL / AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) talks with guests in Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, during a reception hosted by Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Geoff Pugh / POOL / AFP
NATO heads of state attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP
NATO heads of state attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP
A journalist takes a picture of a television screen as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP
A journalist takes a picture of a television screen as Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP
US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP
US President Donald Trump gestures during a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a press conference at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. LUDOVIC MARIN / AFP
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a press conference in the media centre at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a press conference in the media centre at the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP
Senior Advisor Jared Kushner looks on US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP
Senior Advisor Jared Kushner looks on US President Donald Trump attends a bilateral meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Nicholas Kamm / AFP
Nato heads of government (front row L-R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Slovenia's Prime Minister Marjan Sarec, (middle row L-R) Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Fre
Nato heads of government (front row L-R): Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev, Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes, Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Slovenia's Prime Minister Marjan Sarec, (middle row L-R) Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Estonia's Prime Minister Juri Ratas, France's President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir, Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, (top row L-R) Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, Montenegro's Prime Minister Dusko Markovic, Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Norway's Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Lithuania's
(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after the family photo to head to attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
(L-R) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan leave the stage after the family photo to head to attend the plenary session of the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Niklas HALLE'N / AFP
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Niklas HALLE'N / AFP
Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019 after attending a reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Alastair Grant / AFP
Iceland's Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019 after attending a reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Alastair Grant / AFP
Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) and wife Agata arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP
Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R) and wife Agata arrive at 10 Downing Street in central London on December 3, 2019, to attend reception hosted by Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL / AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) sits as leaders come together at Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) sits as leaders come together at Buckingham Palace in central London on December 3, 2019, for a group picture to mark 70 years of the alliance ahead of the NATO alliance summit. NATO leaders gather Tuesday for a summit to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary but with leaders feuding and name-calling over money and strategy, the mood is far from festive. Yui Mok / POOL / AFP

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