Trump calls CIA chief’s mysterious visit to Moscow ‘semi-routine’

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump called CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s mysterious visit to Moscow on Tuesday “semi-routine” after it sparked a flurry of interest.Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during a visit to Moscow but did not meet with President Vladimir Putin, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Trump said on Wednesday, “Now something may come ... out of it. We're working very hard to get that war ended,” referring to the war in Ukraine.Asked whether the CIA chief went to Moscow to discuss the NATO military alliance or Iran sanctions, Trump replied: "None of the above. He's there, you know, very sort of semi-routine."The trip marks a rare high-level meeting between officials from both nations, following a similar visit by previous CIA Director William Burns in November 2021 prior to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. In fullWhy did Trump’s CIA director make a mysterious short trip to Moscow?More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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