European Union leaders have held emergency talks to explore new ways to beef up their own security and ensure that Ukraine will still be protected amid the prospect that the United States might cut them adrift under President Donald Trump.

European Union leaders are holding emergency summit talks to beef up their own military defenses and make sure Ukraine will still be properly protected as Europe faces the prospect of the U.S. cutting

European Union leaders on Thursday committed to a massive step in defense cooperation following decades of hesitation, spurred by U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated warnings that he would cut them adrift.