President Putin And Trump's Meeting May Be Held In Arab Countries

JAKARTA - The top meeting of two leaders of superpowers, Russia and the United States is likely to be held in Arab countries.

President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin's meeting is eagerly awaited amid efforts to reconcile the war in Ukraine to the issue of import rates.

"The opportunity (to hold a Putin-Trump meeting) in Arab countries has been discussed," a source familiar with this told TASS, as quoted August 8.

Earlier, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov on August 7, said Moscow and Washington had brokered an agreement to hold a meeting between the two leaders in the next few days.

The summit is likely to take place next week, but the exact date will be set once the arrangement has been made.

Ushakov also said the meeting location of the two leaders had been agreed upon and would soon be announced in due course.

On the same day, President Putin confirmed preparations for talks with President Trump were underway as he noted that both sides were willing to hold bilateral meetings.

It is known, it is possible that the meeting of the two leaders was announced after the visit of the US Presidential Special Envoy Steve Witkoff who met President Putin on August 6 in the Kremlin.

Both Moscow and Washington appreciated the meeting as constructive.