US spy chief Ratcliffe preparing for bigger role in Russia, Ukraine talks, FT reports
The White House is weighing a larger diplomatic role for CIA Director John Ratcliffe after recent U.S. peace efforts produced little progress, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the Financial Times reported the White House is considering shifting lead Russia-Ukraine negotiation duties from envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
- Recent missions by Witkoff and Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv yielded no major breakthroughs, leaving peace talks stalled as Russia maintains its core territorial demands.
- CIA Director Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on August 25 for unannounced meetings with Russian intelligence officials, marking the first CIA chief visit to Russia since November 2021.
- The White House and CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons denied the report as "false" and "totally fake news," while officials noted President Donald Trump has not finalized any decision.
- Negotiations face significant hurdles with Russia maintaining strict territorial demands, as the U.S. seeks new strategies to break the diplomatic stalemate in a conflict now in its fifth year.
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After eight diplomatic missions to Moscow and one to Kiev did not produce any advance in the peace negotiations, the White House evaluates the withdrawal of Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner from the talks between Russia and Ukraine. The mission carried out last Saturday by Donald Trump's emissary may have been the last, under the conditions that Washington is analysing a reshuffle of the negotiating team, according to sources quoted by the Financ…
According to Financial Times sources, President Trump has not yet made a final decision on the matter.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe may take over the role of chief American negotiator in talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war, the Financial Times has learned.
As Russian President Vladimir Putin tightens his conditions in the peace negotiations, sources quoted by the Financial Times say that CIA director John Ratcliffe is ready to play a more important role in the US talks with Russia and Ukraine. This possible change could reduce the role of American broadcasts by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. The White House rejected the information, calling it "complete false news."
US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe is preparing to take a more active role in US-brokered negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, Washington officials have told their European counterparts, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Thursday.
Trump considering giving CIA chief Ratcliffe greater role in Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations, FT reports
U.S. officials have reportedly told their European counterparts about the proposed diplomatic shift, with Trump considering downsizing current special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner's role in negotiations.
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