New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- ssian President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday (August 7) that a meeting with US President Donald Trump may take place as early as next week, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. This comes just as a White House deadline approaches for Moscow to show progress on ending its three-year war in Ukraine.

"Both sides expressed an interest," Putin said, following a meeting in the Kremlin with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He dismissed questions on who initiated the meeting.

Putin's foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, confirmed that a venue will be decided "in principle," though no formal date or location had been finalised. "We consider it most important that this meeting be successful and pr...