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Analysis: Secret CIA Visit Highlights Putin and Trump’s Common Strategic Trap

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An unannounced but highly visible flight to Moscow by CIA Director John Ratcliffe aboard a U.S. Air Force transport plane this week has ignited a fierce debate over Vladimir Putin’s next military move. With Russia’s volunteer recruitment drying up and its economy straining under the weight of 1.4 million casualties, intelligence briefs suggest Putin is preparing a massive, unpopular mobilization of 600,000 new troops.

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The CIA Chief's Secret Visit to Russia Highlights the Common Strategic Trap Set by Putin and Trump.

Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN Russia's heartbreaking history has engendered a black humor in its citizens. Therefore, the hosts of the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, surely appreciated the irony when he flew to Moscow this week, supposedly to tell the Russians that they are losing their disastrous war in Ukraine.

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