CIA chief’s visit to Moscow related to resolving Ukraine war, Trump says
Trump said Ratcliffe’s Moscow trip was semi-routine as Washington seeks progress on ending the war in Ukraine.
- On Tuesday, CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow, marking the first visit by a CIA chief to Russia since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine began.
- President Donald Trump described the trip as "sort of semi-routine" during a radio interview with Glenn Beck, expressing hope the visit could help end the war in Ukraine.
- The Kremlin confirmed "contacts between security services" occurred during the trip, though it clarified that Ratcliffe did not meet with President Vladimir Putin.
- Trump stated he is working to secure a settlement in Ukraine, noting that both Russia and Ukraine want to see the conflict end at this point.
- Russian officials indicated expectations that U.S. special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner may visit in coming weeks to continue efforts to broker peace.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a brief surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Russian intelligence officials. Trump called the trip semi-routine, but its timing has raised questions over Ukraine and wider US-Russia tensions.
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, devalued this Wednesday the unusual displacement of the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, to Moscow, claiming to have been an almost routine visit, and reiterating the desire for the war in Ukraine to end. In an interview with Glenn Beck's radio program, Trump minimized the importance of Ratcliffe's allegedly unannounced trip, which took place on Tuesday. He is there, almost routinely. I hate to disa…
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