Trump official insists US wrote peace plan amid claims it is Russian ‘wish list’

A State Department spokesperson denied their account, calling it “blatantly false”.

President Donald Trump is pushing Ukraine to accept the deal by late next week (Evan Vucci/AP)

Sun, 23 Nov, 2025 - 08:02

Rob Gillies and Will Weissert, Associated Press

US politicians critical of Donald Trump’s approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war have said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the peace plan the president is pushing Kyiv to accept is a “wish list” of the Russians and not the actual proposal offering Washington’s position.

A State Department spokesperson denied their account, calling it “blatantly false”.