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Trump Eyes Putin Meeting Before November Election, Say 4 People Familiar With Discussions

U.S. officials have explored potential times and places for a Trump-Putin summit, including next month in New York, said people familiar with discussions

In this Aug. 14, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump has told aides he'd like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election, according to four people familiar with the discussions.

Administration officials have explored various times and locations for another Trump-Putin summit, including potentially next month in New York, these people said.

The goal of a summit would be for the two leaders to announce progress towards a new nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia, the people familiar with the discussions said. One option under consideration is for the two leaders to sign a blueprint for a way forward in negotiations on extending New START, a nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia that expires next year, three of the people familiar with the discussions said.

They said Trump sees a summit as an opportunity to be presidential and demonstrate he's able to negotiate agreements, NBC News reports.

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