"The comments came in rejection of a claim made by a bipartisan group of veteran US senators, most focused on foreign policy, who told a panel discussion at the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada that the plan is a Russian wish list and not the actual proposal offering Washington's positions. This administration was not responsible for this release in its current form, said Republican Mike Rounds from South Dakota, adding that it looked more like it was written in Russian to begin with."
"State Department deputy spokesman Tommy Pigott called the claim blatantly false. The senators earlier Saturday said the plan would only reward aggression by Moscow and send a message to other leaders who have threatened their neighbours. Critics of the plan have said it heavily leans into the Kremlin's oft-repeated demands and war narrative. The plan would stress Ukrainian sovereignty and provide a security guarantee that it will not be attacked in the future, but also includes Ukraine ceding territory and making its army smaller."
"At the talks, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be the top representative of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has given his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy until Thursday to take the deal. list of 3 itemsend of list Rubio emphasised in a Sunday post on X before flying to Switzerland that the proposal was authored by the US. It is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations, he wrote."
Senior Ukrainian, EU, UK and US officials will meet in Geneva to begin negotiations over a 28-point plan proposed by Washington to end the war with Russia. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will lead the US delegation, and President Donald Trump gave Volodymyr Zelenskyy a deadline to accept the deal. The proposal is presented as US-authored and based on Russian and Ukrainian input. A bipartisan group of veteran US senators called the plan a Russian wish list, while the State Department denied that claim. The plan affirms Ukrainian sovereignty and security guarantees but also calls for Ukraine to cede territory and reduce its military. Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the proposal.
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