And my question is - are you fine sacrificing Ukraine in return for a Russian and Chinese military umbrella? This is the hard requirement for China to engage with the EU [0].
The answer in Poland, the Baltics, Czechia, and Finland is NO and that Russia is worse and that Ukraine must be supported, and will back the US no matter how transactional we become.
The answer in Hungary, Slovakia, and Belgium [1] is YES and that sacrificing Ukraine for Russia is acceptable.
[0] - https://scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3316875/china-...
[1] - https://www.ft.com/content/4ce01938-a671-4433-83a7-dada2b3ba...
The question is if the Chinese support for Russia can be broken, by economical incentive or threat.
But anyway, over short or long the EU needs to build its own military to a strength it can at least work as a strong deterrence for aggressors.