US Denies Pushing Russian ‘Wish List’ as Ukraine Peace Plan

The Trump administration on Saturday insisted its 28-point Ukraine peace proposal is official U.S. policy, rejecting claims from a bipartisan group of senators that Secretary of State Marco Rubio privately described the document as a Russian “wish list.”

The plan — which would grant Moscow long-sought territorial concessions — has drawn heavy criticism as U.S., Russian, and Ukrainian negotiators prepare to meet Sunday in Switzerland.

At the Halifax Security Forum in Canada, Senators Mike Rounds (R), Angus King (I), and Jeanne Shaheen (D) said Rubio told them the controversial proposal did not originate from the U.S. government but from a Russian representative, passed to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff.

The senators said Rubio was “frank,” arguing the document “looked like it was written in Russian to begin with.”

The State Department pushed back sharply. Spokesman Tommy Pigott called the senators’ account “blatantly false,” insisting the plan was authored by the U.S. with input from both Ukraine and Russia.

King warned that any settlement must not reward Moscow’s invasion: “We want this war to end on a fair and just peace that respects Ukraine’s sovereignty and does not reward aggression.”