LONDON, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's sovereign dollar

bonds rallied more than 2 cents on Friday after reports that the

United States and Russia are aiming to reach a truce deal that

would lock in the territory seized so far.

The 2035 and 2036 maturities gained the most, adding just

over 2 cents to bid above 54 cents on the dollar, their highest

since May, Tradeweb data showed.

Bloomberg reported that Washington and Moscow were aiming to

reach a deal to halt the war in advance of a planned summit

meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian

counterpart Vladimir Putin as early as next week.

Ukraine, and the European Union, have previously pushed back

on ceasefire or peace deals that they view as ceding too much to

Russian President Vladimir Putin.