His remarks were quoted by the state-run propaganda agency TASS.Putin referred to the UAE as "one of the suitable locations" for a potential meeting with Trump, saying that Moscow has "many friends" willing to help organize such talks.At the same time, the Kremlin leader called a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy possible, but added that “conditions must be created for it, and that’s still a long way off.”Kremlin claims Putin–Trump meeting agreed for coming daysAccording to Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov, the location of the meeting between the dictator and Trump has already been agreed upon, though it will be announced later, TASS reports."At the suggestion of the American side, a preliminary agreement was reached to hold a bilateral meeting at the highest level — that is, a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump — in the coming days," the diplomat stated.Preparations for the meeting are currently underway."By the way, I’ll note that the venue has also been agreed upon in principle, and we will announce it a bit later," Ushakov added.He noted that Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, during his meeting with Putin, proposed a trilateral format involving all three leaders, including Zelenskyy, but Russia declined to discuss the idea."As for the option of a trilateral meeting, which, for some reason, was brought up in Washington yesterday — this option was merely mentioned by the American representative during the meeting at the Kremlin. But it was not discussed in any detail. The Russian side left the proposal without comment," Ushakov said."We propose to focus first and foremost on preparing the bilateral meeting with Trump. For us, the main priority is that this meeting be successful and productive," he 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.