Rubio, Witkoff scramble to get Ukraine peace plan back on track after blowback and claims it came from Russia

Rubio, Witkoff scramble to get Ukraine peace plan back on track after blowback and claims it came from Russia


“Ukrainian representatives stated that, based on the revisions and clarifications presented today, they believe the current draft reflects their national interests and provides credible and enforceable mechanisms to safeguard Ukraine’s security in both the near and long term,” the White House said in a statement. Looming over the talks was mass confusion over the origins of the plan to end the bloody war in Ukraine — and reports that the Trump administration threatened to cut off aid if Kyiv didn’t accept. Despite the happy talk to the press, behind closed doors, the US sides accused their Ukrainian counterparts of leaking key details about the peace plan to American media in a bid to stir up domestic backlash, according to Axios.

Author: Ryan King, Ronny Reyes


Published at: 2025-11-23 21:28:46

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