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.

Even as they have rallied to Volodymyr Zelenskiy's side after his Oval Office clash with Donald Trump, European leaders' approach to the war in Ukraine and the continent's security remains highly dependent on the U.

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.