The White House is considering inviting Volodymyr Zelensky to Alaska for peace talks, where Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet next week for a summit, US media reports.

A senior US official told NBC News that while no visit had been finalised, it was “absolutely” possible the Ukrainian president would join his US and Russian counterparts.

“Everyone is very hopeful that would happen,” the official said.

“The President remains open to a trilateral summit with both leaders. Right now, the White House is focusing on planning the bilateral meeting requested by President Putin.”

Mr Trump will meet the Russian leader in Alaska on Friday, in a bid to broker a ceasefire deal that could end the three-and-a-half-year war.

European leaders have cautiously welcomed the plan for Putin and

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