After being strangely muted about the upcoming summit between Trump and Putin, suddenly there's a flurry of speculation and stories from "sources close to the negotiations" in the western media.
Lots of speculation about a land swap being the core of the deal. The Americans have always framed the reasons for the conflict in terms of territory.
Zelensky has come out last night and categorically ruled out any trade of territory, with rumours of the Europeans being unhappy with Trump's advocating such a deal.
The Russians are not giving anything away on what they are expecting out of negotiations. Only lukashenko has said that both sides would need to make compromises.