MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he hopes to meet next week with U.S. President Donald Trump, possibly in the United Arab Emirates. The news came on the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress toward ending the 3-year-old war in Ukraine.

Putin’s foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov had said earlier a summit could possibly take place next week at a venue that has been decided “in principle.”

No location had been determined Thursday morning, according to a White House official who was not authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. The U.S. was still expected to impose additional sanctions Friday on Russia, the official said.

Ushakov brushed aside the possibility of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky joining the summit, some

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