EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas accused US negotiators of pushing Ukraine toward surrender. She said European support had prevented Kyiv from accepting the terms Russia was seeking. Kallas argued that continued backing from Europe gave Ukraine room to resist those demands. She also insisted that European governments must help shape any eventual peace agreement. Her comments underline a difference over how much influence Europe should have in negotiations led by the United States. The case she made was that a settlement cannot ignore the role European states have played in supporting Ukraine. No full American response to the accusation was included in the coverage.