All eyes are now on Russia's response to a fledgling peace plan to end the war in Ukraine after Kyiv appeared willing to move forward with a U.S.-backed framework.

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Moscow next week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters Wednesday that "the content [of the U.S. plan] will be discussed," at the meeting, and claimed Russian officials had not discussed a U.S.-backed plan when talks were held with U.S. officials in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

"We, the Russian side, have not yet discussed any documents with anyone specifically ... We've agreed to a meeting with Mr. Witkoff. I hope he won't be alone. Other representatives of the U.S. team working on the Ukrainian dossier will be there," he said in com

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