Brussels — The EU has told Britain that it is time to decide what kind of future relationship it wants as EU officials suggest negotiators could strike a post-Brexit trade deal as early as the weekend.

With less than four weeks left until the UK finally leaves the EU’s orbit on December 31, talks snagged late on Thursday, prompting London to signal that chances of a breakthrough were receding...

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