CIA director's Moscow visit may have included Ukraine war talks

Former US President Donald Trump indicated that CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a visit to Moscow, a trip that could have included discussions about the ongoing war in Ukraine. Ratcliffe's visit would mark him as one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit Russia since the conflict began.

Russian officials confirmed that Ratcliffe met with their special services during his visit. However, they stated that he did not meet with President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov acknowledged that Putin was informed of the discussions but did not confirm whether the war in Ukraine was a topic of conversation.

Trump himself downplayed other potential topics, such as NATO or Iran, and reiterated that the US seeks an end to the war. He suggested that both sides involved in the conflict desire peace. The report on Ratcliffe's visit was prepared using artificial intelligence and adapted into an easily readable format by researchers at Vytautas Magnus University in Lithuania, in collaboration with the news agency ELTA.