CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly floated a trilateral summit between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a secret visit to Moscow. The proposal came as Washington seeks to restart stalled Russia-Ukraine peace talks, though Putin has rejected similar meeting formats in the past.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with Russian intelligence counterparts on Tuesday in a rare secretive visit aimed at easing regional tensions and warning against attacks on NATO allies and cooperation with Iran. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda confirmed his country had been informed of the visit in advance.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow on Tuesday aboard a US military C-17 Globemaster transport plane from Riga, Latvia, for a series of meetings with Russian officials. The unusual visit comes amid stalled diplomatic efforts over Ukraine, with the Kremlin initially stating it had no information about the aircraft's mission.
