A State Department spokesperson denied their account, calling it “blatantly false.”The 28-point peace plan was crafted by the Trump administration and the Kremlin without Ukraine’s involvement. Trump says he wants Ukraine to accept the plan by late next week. King said Rubio told them the plan “was not the administration’s plan” but a “wish list of the Russians.”U.S. President Donald Trump (L) greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on October 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. As Secretary Rubio and the entire Administration has consistently maintained, this plan was authored by the United States, with input from both the Russians and Ukrainians. The senators’ opposition to the plan follows criticism from other U.S. lawmakers, including some Republicans, none of whom have the power to block it.
