No location has been set for a potential meeting between the two leaders, but officials are eying the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, Switzerland and Rome.

President Donald Trump’s deadline for Russia to end its war in Ukraine or suffer severe economic punishment expires Friday, but it’s unclear how he plans to proceed amid new efforts toward a summit with Vladimir Putin and delicate trade negotiations with China.

Preparations are underway for a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and it is tentatively scheduled for the end of next week. Source: NBC News, citing a senior White House official,