Trump Leaves for NATO Gathering With European Allies on Edge

President will press leaders on trade, security ahead of meeting later in the week with Russia’s Putin

The NATO summit in Brussels will take place amid tense relationships within the alliance. The Wall Street Journal's Gerald F. Seib looks at what to expect. Photo: Getty

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md.—President Donald Trump leaves Tuesday morning for a seven-day tour through Europe that will begin with him confronting jittery NATO allies over military spending and end with a summit with President Vladimir Putin that will seek to reset U.S. relations with Moscow.

The trip will showcase two foreign-policy thrusts of the administration: Mr. Trump’s contention that the U.S. has been unfairly treated by its European allies on trade and security, and his interest in improving relations with Russia, despite...