EU and US have no "common position" on Russia, says top EU leader Donald Tusk after talks with President Trump
Nato has agreed to Mr Trump's request to join the US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State.
But he may also press members to pay their full financial share.
For the American president, it is also a chance to meet several EU leaders for the first time, including France's new President, Emmanuel Macron.
The atmosphere between the US conservative and the French centrist appeared strained when they met at the US embassy.
The two leaders clasped each other's hands, leaning in towards each other slightly. Mr Trump started to pull away, but Mr Macron held on tighter and refused to let him go, the BBC's Tara McKelvey reports.
Is Russia on the agenda?
After meeting Mr Trump, European Council President Donald Tusk said they had agreed on "many areas" but had differences over Russia.
"I'm not 100% sure we can say that we have a common position, a common opinion on Russia, although when it comes to the conflict on Ukraine we were on the same line," he said.
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Will Nato be doing more to defeat IS?
The Nato gathering will see the alliance agree to a US plan for Nato to take a bigger role in the fight against Islamist militants, particularly IS, but France and Germany insist the move is mostly symbolic.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Nato states would contribute more in terms of information-sharing and air-to-air refuelling.
"This will send a strong political message of Nato's commitment to the fight against terrorism and also improve our co-ordination within the coalition but it does not mean that Nato will engage in combat operations," he said.
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Ahead of Thursday's meetings, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters that Mr Trump "really wants to persuade Nato members to step up and fully meet their obligations".
He added: "I think you can expect the president to be very tough on them."
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Nato has agreed to Mr Trump's request to join the US-led coalition against so-called Islamic State.
But he may also press members to pay their full financial share.
For the American president, it is also a chance to meet several EU leaders for the first time, including France's new President, Emmanuel Macron.
The atmosphere between the US conservative and the French centrist appeared strained when they met at the US embassy.
The two leaders clasped each other's hands, leaning in towards each other slightly. Mr Trump started to pull away, but Mr Macron held on tighter and refused to let him go, the BBC's Tara McKelvey reports.
Is Russia on the agenda?
After meeting Mr Trump, European Council President Donald Tusk said they had agreed on "many areas" but had differences over Russia.
"I'm not 100% sure we can say that we have a common position, a common opinion on Russia, although when it comes to the conflict on Ukraine we were on the same line," he said.
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Will Nato be doing more to defeat IS?
The Nato gathering will see the alliance agree to a US plan for Nato to take a bigger role in the fight against Islamist militants, particularly IS, but France and Germany insist the move is mostly symbolic.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Nato states would contribute more in terms of information-sharing and air-to-air refuelling.
"This will send a strong political message of Nato's commitment to the fight against terrorism and also improve our co-ordination within the coalition but it does not mean that Nato will engage in combat operations," he said.
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Ahead of Thursday's meetings, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told reporters that Mr Trump "really wants to persuade Nato members to step up and fully meet their obligations".
He added: "I think you can expect the president to be very tough on them."
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europ...ng&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=news_central
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