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US insists it is the author of the peace plan for Ukraine

2025-11-23 08:33:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

US insists it is the author of the peace plan for Ukraine

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has insisted that a proposed 28-point plan to end the war in Ukraine, which has been widely seen as favorable to Russia, was drafted by the US.

This comes after a group of senators said Rubio had told them that the draft, which he described as a Russian "wish list", did not reflect Washington's position.

Rubio later distanced himself from these claims and said the plan came from the US and was based on input from both Russia and Ukraine.

His intervention came as he flew to Geneva, Switzerland, for talks with Ukrainian and European security officials on the plan, which US President Donald Trump has urged Kiev to accept quickly.

Ukraine's allies in Europe have opposed key provisions in the draft, which has not been made public but whose details have been widely leaked.

It involves Ukraine agreeing to withdraw troops from eastern areas that Russia has been unable to take by force, as well as limiting the size of its armed forces.

On Saturday, Republican Senator Mike Rounds said Rubio had told a group of lawmakers that the draft plan was not US policy.

Rounds said he was assured that the plan was presented to Steve Witkoff, who serves as Trump's diplomatic envoy abroad, by "someone... who represents Russia." The senator continued: "It's not our recommendation. It's not our peace plan."

Shortly afterward, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said Rounds' account of his conversation with Rubio was "completely false."

He wrote in X: “As Secretary Rubio and the entire administration have repeatedly stated, this plan was designed by the United States, with input from the Russians and Ukrainians.”

Rubio then posted on social media himself, saying: "The peace proposal was drafted by the US. It is based on input from the Russian side. But it is also based on previous and ongoing input from Ukraine."

On Saturday, Trump, who has made securing a deal to end the conflict a central foreign policy goal during his second term, said the plan did not represent a final offer to Ukraine, having previously said President Volodymyr Zelensky would have to approve it.





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