Organizers of the NATO summit to be held in The Hague are carefully planning protocol arrangements to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from getting into disputes with other leaders.

In particular, direct contact between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be avoided. Sources report that the likelihood of open confrontation between them is high, and this risk has been taken into account by the organizers.

At the same time, within the framework of the summit, there are no planned meetings of the Defense Contact Group — which coordinates Western military aid to Ukraine — nor of the “Coalition of the Willing,” a UK-France initiative created to oversee a potential ceasefire.

It should be noted that the NATO summit will take place on June 24–25, 2025, at the World Forum conference center in The Hague. This will be the first NATO summit held in the Netherlands, as well as the first one chaired by the new Secretary General, Mark Rutte.

According to reports, NATO leadership is planning to present Donald Trump with a declaration just one page long. The goal is to prevent open confrontations between the U.S. president and other alliance leaders.

The declaration will include only the key messages: Russia will be identified as a “threat” and general support for Ukraine will be expressed. However, the document will not mention Ukraine being on an “irreversible path to NATO membership.” References to China and climate issues, which were included in previous documents, have also been omitted this time.

Fatima Shukurova // EDnews