Putin's team calls Bloomberg report 'fake' over claims Russia created US peace plan on Ukraine
Kirill Dmitriev (Photo: Getty Images)
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev called a Bloomberg article fake, which included a transcript of his conversation with Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov regarding the US peace plan. Specifically, the report concerned the transmission of ideas about what should be included in the document, according to a post by Dmitriev on X.
“Fake,” he wrote in a comment under the Bloomberg article.
Dmitriev also made another post on his page.
“The closer we get to peace the more desperate warmongers become,” the post reads.
What preceded it
A few hours ago, Bloomberg published two transcripts. The first was a conversation between Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and Ushakov; the second was a conversation between Ushakov and Dmitriev.
The first conversation took place on October 14. In the leaked transcript, Witkoff advised Ushakov on how Russian leader Vladimir Putin should present Russia’s peace proposals for Ukraine to US President Donald Trump.
Specifically, he recommended making the call before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived at the White House. Witkoff suggested that Putin congratulate Trump on a Gaza peace deal, emphasize that he is a person striving for peace, and mention that Witkoff and Ushakov had discussed a similar 20-point peace plan for Ukraine.
In the second transcript, from October 29, Ushakov and Dmitriev discussed that Dmitriev would pass the developed plan to Witkoff. Ushakov, in turn, feared that the American side might alter it in a way unfavorable to Russia.
Bloomberg added that it could not confirm exactly which proposals Moscow shared with Washington or the extent to which they influenced the final 28-point plan for Ukraine.
What is known about the US peace plan
Recently, Western media reported a new peace plan aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. It consisted of 28 points but was seen as favorable to Russia.
Specifically, the plan required Ukraine to withdraw from Donbas, reduce the size of its armed forces, give up long-range weapons, and take a number of other painful measures.
For this reason, on Sunday, November 23, a meeting was held in Geneva between delegations from the US, Ukraine, and Europe to revise the document and make it more advantageous for Kyiv.
According to the Financial Times, the document was shortened from 28 to 19 points. There was also information that Ukraine had supposedly agreed to reduce its army to 800,000 personnel.
After the Geneva meeting, the US and Ukraine issued a joint statement saying that the parties had developed a framework document, and the final version would be agreed upon at a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
As is known, Trump gave Kyiv an ultimatum: the country must agree to the deal by November 27. At the same time, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted that the deadline could be extended.
Based on Trump’s recent statements, he appears confident that the war is close to ending. Yesterday, he announced that Witkoff will hold negotiations with Putin, while US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll will meet with the Ukrainian side to advance coordination of the peace plan between the US, Ukraine, and Russia.
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian Presidential Office, has already confirmed that Driscoll will arrive in Kyiv this week. He also stated that Zelenskyy is ready to meet as soon as possible, adding that this could happen as early as November 27.
