This was reported by Putin's aide, Yuri Ushakov, as cited by TASS.According to Ushakov, the venue for the meeting has already been agreed upon and will be announced at a later time."At the suggestion of the American side, a preliminary agreement has been reached to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level in the coming days — that is, a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump," Ushakov stated.Preparations for the summit are currently underway."By the way, I would note that the venue has also been agreed in principle, and we will announce it a little later," he added.Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov confirmed that during his recent meeting with Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special representative, Steve Witkoff, raised the idea of trilateral talks involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. However, Russia dismissed the proposal.“As for the option of a trilateral meeting, which was for some reason discussed in Washington yesterday — this option was merely mentioned by the American representative during the meeting in the Kremlin. But it was not discussed in any detail. The Russian side left this proposal without comment,” Ushakov told TASS.He emphasized that Moscow is focused on organizing a one-on-one meeting between Putin and Trump.“We propose to concentrate primarily on preparing the bilateral meeting with Trump. For us, the key priority is that this meeting be successful and productive,” Ushakov added.On Wednesday, August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow, where he met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The meeting lasted about 3 hours.