Putin says UAE is one of the appropriate places to meet Trump
- Last updated: August 7, 2025 | 18:46
Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed and Vladimir Putin walk during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday. Reuters
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the United Arab Emirates is one of the suitable places to hold a meeting with United States President Donald Trump.
"We have many friends who are willing to help us organise such events. One of our friends is the president of the United Arab Emirates," Putin said standing next to UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, adding "it (the UAE) would be one of the quite suitable places."
Putin said that he was not 'on the whole' against meeting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, adding that 'certain conditions should be created' for such a meeting. He stressed that the current situation was 'far' from being ready for it.
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