NATO to skip a leaders' summit in Albania next year as high-level meetings are scaled back

Brussels NATO is scaling back its high-level meetings and will not hold a leaders' summit in Albania next year as previously planned amid tension within the alliance over defence spending, Iran and the war in Ukraine. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Thursday (November 12, 2026) that “there is not yet a common position on when the summit will happen, for sure not in 2027.” He said that “in 2028, if it will be a summit, it will be in Tirana,” Albania's capital. U.S.

suggested Kyiv cede land to Russia in exchange for joining NATO, says Zelenskyy U.S. suggested Kyiv cede land to Russia in exchange for joining NATO, says Zelenskyy President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also warned the Kremlin was “betting everything” on this winter’s military campaign U.S. suggested Kyiv cede land to Russia in exchange for joining NATO, says Zelenskyy storyline 1 NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte played down the issue.

“We are flexible with NATO summits,” he told The Associated Press in an interview.