After several days of bipartisan outrage in Congress over a 28-point Ukraine peace proposal described as having been drafted jointly by U.S. and Russian officials, Republican Sen. Mike Rounds announced tonight—after speaking with Secretary of State Marco Rubio—that the circulating document was in fact written by the Russians, not the United States.

Sen. Angus King said the leaked plan, reportedly given to White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff by individuals claiming to represent Russia, amounted to a Russian “wishlist” of demands and did not reflect the Trump Administration’s position. Neither Rounds, King, nor other senators seemed to understand why it took the administration more than three days to clarify that the 28-point plan did not originate from the U.S. State Department.

Republican senators attending the Halifax delegation also said Secretary Rubio told them he had no knowledge of any “ultimatum” requiring Ukraine to accept the ceasefire terms before Thanksgiving under threat of losing U.S. military and intelligence support.