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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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The surprising visit of the CIA boss to Moscow has attracted worldwide attention and fueled speculation. Background is a turning point in relation to Trump. This particularly affects Europe.

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The unannounced visit to Moscow by the director of the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) sends a message to the Kremlin that the US cares about Europe and Ukraine, says Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius.

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The reasons behind the recent visit to Moscow by the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) cannot be compared to his predecessor's visit to Moscow in 2021, a few months before the start of Russia's full-scale war of aggression in Ukraine, emphasized Kristi Raik, director of the International Center for Defense Studies (RKK).

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The head of the OP told what was the main topic of the meeting During the visit of CIA Chief John Ratcliffe to Moscow, the war in Ukraine was one of the topics of discussion. According to RBC-Ukraine, Kirill Budanov, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, said this in a comment to Novosti․live. When asked about the purpose of Ratcliffe's visit to the aggressor country, Budanov urged not to draw premature conclusions and wait for officia…

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US President Donald Trump described the CIA director's visit to Moscow as a "semi-routine," adding that he wants the war in Ukraine to end. Article How Donald Trump explains the CIA chief's secret visit to Moscow: "Something could turn out first on Romania TV.

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