Russian leader Vladimir Putin has said that all the proposals put forward by the United States in its "peace plan" were based on agreements he reached with US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Alaska.

Ukraine’s top negotiator is scheduled on Thursday to meet in Florida with U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, two days after the American's high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, according to a senior administration official.

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Indian media that Moscow would seize the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine “in any case,” including by military means, according to Russian state media, digging in on one of his key demands as Ukrainian officials prepare for another round of peace talks which have yet to yield a deal.

The U.S. Treasury has imposed a $7 million fine on a New York property management firm for allegedly violating Russia-related sanctions.

Jared Kushner, left, with Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff before their meeting at the Kremlin on Tuesday © Alexander Kazakov/Pool/AFP/. Donald Trump’s