Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready to make “some compromise” on his demand that a ceasefire takes place before any talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin – as long as some security guarantees for Ukraine are established.

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

By Andrew Osborn and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there is no agenda for a potential summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy,