Putin names UAE as possible venue for his meeting with Trump and said his meeting with Zelenskyy is still long way off

The leader of the aggressor country of russia, vladimir putin, named the United Arab Emirates as a suitable venue for his meeting with US President Donald Trump and said his meeting with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is still a long way off. This was announced in the Kremlin's Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

In particular, when asked by journalists about the venue for the meeting with Trump, putin replied that russia has many friends who are ready to help organize such an event, one of the friends is the President of the UAE.

"I think we will decide, but this would be one of the quite suitable places," he said.

Regarding the possibility of a meeting with Zelenskyy, putin replied that appropriate conditions must be created for this and that such conditions are still far from being created.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, according to American media, Trump wants to meet with russian dictator vladimir putin in person, possibly as early as next week, if this meeting takes place, then a meeting of the three leaders together with Zelenskyy could be organized.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump's meeting with Zelenskyy and putin will be possible only if it is possible to narrow the gap between their positions. According to the Secretary of State, the key topics of such negotiations could be the issue of territories, as well as a potential ceasefire at a certain stage of the process.

Zelenskyy said that for today, Thursday, August 7, he and the Ukrainian team have many calls and contacts scheduled for real progress on the path to peace.