Given how the meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky went, Europe is reportedly being forced to consider the fact that they might have to face Vladimir Putin without the help of the United States.

When the U.S. this week opposed a UN motion condemning the Ukraine invasion, some European officials knew the transatlantic relationship was in deep trouble.

European leaders met in London to formulate a plan to help end the war in Ukraine. But even potential peacekeepers face political and economic hurdles.

European leaders sought to assemble what Britain called a “coalition of the willing” to secure Ukraine after any US-brokered ceasefire, as they gathered in London to coordinate defense spending hikes amid concerns of an American pullback.

"Not every nation will feel able to contribute," British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said during a press conference on Sunday.