Kaya Callas

Nobody understands if this 10% is now on top or how is it really playing out.

Plus, when we agreed to this trade deal, then one of the arguments was that our companies would have stability.

Any kind of decision is better than hanging on

and not knowing what is coming.

So predictability is a value.

Now it is again gone.

So we are trying to make sense how the US operates.

you know, it's very hard for me to believe these accusations.

You know, coming from a country that is number two in the press freedom index, hearing criticism regarding press freedom coming from a country that is 58 on this list, it's interesting.

The real issue is Ukraine right now.

And that's why, you know, any kind of disagreements that we have between allies, our adversaries like Russia and China are really enjoying this show.

The real issue is Ukraine right now.

And that's why, you know, any kind of disagreements that we have between allies, our adversaries like Russia and China are really enjoying this show.

The real issue is Ukraine right now.

And that's why, you know, any kind of disagreements that we have between allies, our adversaries like Russia and China are really enjoying this show.

EU foreign policy chief Kaya Callas said for any peace plan to succeed, it has to be supported by Ukraine and Europe.

The U.S.-Russian ceasefire blueprint is said to include highly disadvantageous terms for Kyiv, such as the complete surrender of the Donbass, even though Russian forces have failed to fully take it, and limits on the size of Ukraine's army and weapons arsenal.

The release of the lopsided plan coincides with a debate in Brussels on whether to use frozen Russian assets to back a zero-interest loan to Ukraine and amidst intensified Russian strikes on Ukraine's cities and energy infrastructure ahead of winter.

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.