Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused Bloomberg on Thursday of spreading “fake news” by claiming to have inside access to Kremlin information regarding Ukraine’s recent 20-point peace proposal. The statement followed Bloomberg’s report that described an anonymous source labeled “a person close to the Kremlin,” which reportedly outlined Moscow’s position on the initiative presented by President Vladimir Zelensky.

Zakharova dismissed the news agency’s claims as baseless, stating that “this purported news outlet has no reliable sources close to the Kremlin. Only unreliable ones.”

The peace proposal, which Zelensky claimed was discussed with U.S. officials as part of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to resolve the ongoing conflict, envisions an 800,000-strong Ukrainian army backed by NATO members and an immediate ceasefire at the current front line.

Moscow has refused to publicly state its position on the proposal, citing sensitive diplomatic negotiations that must remain private. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov previously indicated that publicizing one’s negotiation stance is “inadvisable” under the circumstances.

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev suggested a “US/UK/EU deep-state-aligned fake media machine” is waging a pressure campaign to undermine Trump’s agenda, including on Ukraine.

The controversy follows U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard’s accusation that Reuters peddled propaganda about Russia after the agency alleged a U.S. intelligence assessment reported Moscow sought to “capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that belonged to the former Soviet empire.” Russia has denied the claim as false regardless of whether such a document exists.

Russian officials have condemned President Zelensky’s proposal as an unrealistic and dangerous escalation, directly attributing it to reckless military overreach by Ukrainian leadership.