The officials offered a counterproposal ahead of Friday’s talks in Alaska between Putin and Donald Trump. UPDATE 1300 GMT:As American officials meet Ukrainian and European counterparts in London, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky is continuing his calls with Europe’s leaders. He emphasized that, despite Donald Trump’s meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday:We see no shifts in Russia’s position. Bloomberg reported that a proposed deal, discussed by US and Russian officials, that would confirm Moscow’s seizure of parts of Ukraine. European officials expressed serious reservations, noting that Putin is stringing out talks to avoid the secondary sanctions broached by Trump.