The Guardian suggests that the US peace plan for Ukraine was initially drafted in Russian, containing "clumsy" constructions, unusual in English.

Luke Harding, correspondent for The Guardian, states that the U.S. peace plan for Ukraine was likely initially drafted in Russian, having clumsy grammatical elements in the English version. For example, the phrase "It is expected" is considered an unusually passive construction, and other terms, such as "ambiguities" and "to enshrine," suggest Russian influences. The White House confirmed that the plan was developed by Steve Witkoff and Kirill Dmitriev, without the participation of Ukraine or European allies. Harding, an experienced journalist in Russia, emphasizes that the plan contains significant territorial concessions for Russia and constraints for Ukraine, being perceived by a European official as a "wish list" for Putin. Criticisms of the plan suggest that it is not favorable to Ukraine, but rather to the aggressor state.