The Kremlin hasn't ruled out summits but has said they could only meet in the very final stages of clinching a peace agreement.

On Sunday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who sat in on the meetings with Mr. Putin at the American air base outside of Anchorage, disputed the idea that the Europeans were coming as a posse to protect Mr. Zelensky from a repeat of the February shouting match.

Doing so would require the Russian leader to “accept the failure of sitting down with a president he considers a joke from a country that doesn’t exist”

Geneva, Istanbul and Budapest have been put forward as potential locations - but bilateral talks still remain a long way off.

The Kremlin is keeping its options open, but analysts said the Russian leader would probably only meet with his Ukrainian counterpart to accept a capitulation.

Analysts weighed in on what concessions Zelensky may consider making to end the war and what's likely to be off the table.

DONALD Trump said it is virtually impossible to set up a meeting between Putin and Zelensky as his efforts continue to be frustrated. Zelensky has said he is ready and willing to meet – but

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