1. United States
2. Mass.
3. Letter

I am writing with deep concern about the escalating confusion, contradictions, and apparent factional infighting inside the administration regarding the so-called “peace plan” for Ukraine — a plan whose authorship senior officials cannot agree upon, and one that appears to have been drafted in part by a sanctioned Russian banker. Over the past week, Americans have watched our foreign policy collapse into open chaos. First, journalists at Axios revealed a 28-point “peace plan” that read like a Russian wish list. Then foreign-policy expert Anne Applebaum publicly asked whether the administration was actually disputing whether the plan was written by Americans or Russians. Within hours, multiple senators confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio had told them in Halifax that the proposal was not a U.S. plan — that it was a Russian document merely “received” by the U.S. But shortly after those statements became public, the State Department called the senators’ account “blatantly false,” and Rubio reversed himself and claimed the U.S. wrote the plan. These reversals are not normal. They are dangerous. As Anton La Guardia of The Economist put it: “If for a moment you thought the grown-ups were back in charge, think again. We’re still in the circus.” We now know, via Reuters, that this plan emerged from a meeting in Miami between Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and Kirill Dmitriev — a sanctioned Russian wealth-fund chief. Senior officials at the State Department and National Security Council were not briefed. At the same time, credible reporting suggests that Vice President J.D. Vance is running a parallel foreign-policy track without Rubio’s knowledge. Foreign nations are now being forced to negotiate with rival factions inside the U.S. government — some of which are reportedly coordinating with foreign powers. This is not only embarrassing; it is a profound national-security risk. Congress must act. A coerced Ukrainian “peace” agreement would not be peace at all. Vladimir Putin has violated every agreement he has ever signed — including the Budapest Memorandum, the Minsk accords, cease-fire deals, and every subsequent understanding meant to limit Russia’s hunger for land. Russia is openly rejecting any plan that does not destroy Ukrainian statehood and weaken NATO. Concessions from Ukraine are not “progress”; they are incentives for further aggression. To maintain U.S. credibility and global stability, I urge you to: 1. Reject any plan drafted with Russian participation or private financial interests. 2. Assert congressional oversight over Ukraine policy immediately. 3. Reaffirm that the United States supports Ukraine’s autonomy, territorial integrity, and the right to choose its alliances without coercion. 4. Oppose any attempt to force Ukraine into surrender under threats of withheld weapons or intelligence. America must not reward Putin’s violations or pressure a democratic ally into capitulation. Congress must reassert clarity, unity, and moral leadership.