WASHINGTON, DC: The US State Department strongly rejected claims by two senators that President Donald Trump’s 28-point peace plan for Ukraine was effectively drafted by Russia and did not reflect the administration’s official position, the Hill reported.

The controversy began remarks by Republican Senators Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Angus King of Maine.

Both lawmakers said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them that the plan had not been authored by the United States but had been “received” from an intermediary and amounted to “the wish list of the Russians,” the Hill reported on Saturday.

Rubio denied that interpretation in a post on X, saying, “The peace proposal was authored by the US. It is offered as a strong framework for ongoing negotiations … It is based on input from th

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