President Trump told aides that he wanted to meet with his Russian counterpart Putin before the November election, according to four sources familiar with the matter.

Sources say administration officials are weighing a time and place for a Trump-Putin summit, including the possibility of the two meeting next month in New York.

The objective of the meeting was for the two leaders to announce progress towards a new nuclear arms control agreement between Russia and the US.

According to sources, Trump sees the summit with Putin as helping him rise in the upcoming White House race and as proof that he is fully capable of negotiating deals.

A White House official said President Trump's team plans to have him meet with world leaders in the weeks leading up to the election.

The Kremlin is currently not available for comment.

However, some of President Trump's aides oppose the plan to hold a summit with President Putin before the election.

Trump has had several face-to-face meetings with Putin since taking office, including the summit in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018. At that time, the US President removed his top aides from

President Trump also regularly speaks by phone with his Russian counterpart, the most recent time on July 23.

Earlier this year, President Putin raised the idea of a meeting between the US, Russia, China, Britain and France, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, to discuss global issues.