Europe aims to increase defense spending after the US Withholds military aid from Ukraine.
What would it take for Europeans to defend themselves against Russia?
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European Union leaders are gathering for an emergency summit to coordinate support for Ukraine.
They're aiming to protect against Russia and do it with less help from the United States.
The U.S. to be clear, remains part of the NATO alliance with troops based in Germany.
But in recent days, the US Paused military supplies and intelligence sharing with Ukraine,