BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 24: (L-R) Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer pose for a photo on the terrace of the Chancellery at the start of the meeting of the E5 group of nations plus NATO on June 24, 2026 in Berlin, Germany. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is hosting leaders from the European Group of Five (E5), including Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, outgoing British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte joining remotely from Washington, D.C. The group's agenda includes discussion on the conflict in Ukraine and preparations for the upcoming NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey next month. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)