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The bipartisan group of senators, which also includes Republican Mike Rounds from South Dakota, are among those most focused on foreign relations and are critical of Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
A State Department spokesperson denied their account, and Rubio suggested online that the senators were mistaken.
The senators speaking at a security conference in Halifax, Canada, said they spoke to Rubio after he reached out to some of them while on his way to Geneva for talks on the Trump peace plan.
Independent Maine Senator Angus King said Rubio told them the plan was not the Trump administration's plan, but a wish list of the Russians.
The bipartisan group of senators, which also includes Republican Mike Rounds from South Dakota, are among those most focused on foreign relations and are critical of Trump's approach to ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
A State Department spokesperson denied their account, and Rubio suggested online that the senators were mistaken.
officials plan to meet senior Ukrainian officials to discuss Kiev's response to Trump's peace proposal.
Ukraine's European allies have criticized the plan, not least because it was negotiated between the U.S.
and Russia without Ukraine's involvement.
European leaders say they're looking for a way to make the Trump plan more palatable for Ukraine and its European allies.
As it stands, it would require Ukraine to seek control of eastern Donetsk and Luhansk and would prohibit Ukraine from trying to join NATO.
President Trump says he wants a response from Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky by Thursday.
If Zelensky rejects it, he risks losing U.S.
support, including crucial intelligence sharing.
officials plan to meet senior Ukrainian officials to discuss Kiev's response to Trump's peace proposal.