Vladimir Putin could return to the world stage under a European peace plan that agrees to allow Russia back into the G8.

Axar.az informs, citing Telegraph, the offer was made in a counter-proposal to Donald Trump’s 28-point plan, which heavily favoured Russia.

Following an emergency summit in Geneva, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, said on Sunday night that the US was now “making some changes” to its peace plan.

He added: “I think this is a very, very meaningful, I would say probably best meeting and day we’ve had so far in this entire process, going back to when we first came to office in January.”

The counter-proposal was published after the US president said Ukraine had shown “zero gratitude” for American efforts to end the war.

Mr Trump still has to sign off on the deal, Mr Rubio said. Russia, which has repeatedly changed its demands, also has to sign off on it.

Under the European plan, Russia is “to be progressively re-integrated into the global economy”. The plan adds that the country could rejoin the G8.