European officials are set to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin a return to the G8 as part of peace talks to finally end the conflict in Ukraine , with the war just months away from marking four years since Russia initiated its invasion of the Eastern European nation, according to Reuters.

The phased re-integration into the global economy is part of a European counterproposal drafted in Geneva by officials looking to offer Russia an off-ramp, with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio telling reporters it was the "best meeting and day we've had so far in this entire process."

Newsweek reached out to the Russian Foreign Ministry by email on Sunday evening for comment.

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The Trump administration is ramping up pressure on Ukraine to accept a peace deal with Russia

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