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

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

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”.