Threatened by Russia and pressured by President Trump, European leaders pledged to join forces and reduce security reliance on the U.S. That’s easier said than done.

Andrius Kubilius, the E.U.’s first-ever defense commissioner, said Europeans must step up their own military capabilities as the U.S. prepares to withdraw some troops.

Squeezed by President Donald Trump and taxpayers, E.U. leaders are weighing a plan to tap into some $200 billion in frozen Russian assets to give Ukraine cash.