Diplomacy & Geopolitics
CIA director Ratcliffe in Moscow, Trump says
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow on what he called a “semi-routine” visit, while referring to efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
“He's there, very sort of semi-routine. I hate to disappoint people. We would like to see the war with Ukraine end,” Trump said in an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck.
Update
Trump described Ratcliffe's Moscow visit as “very sort of semi-routine.”
Trump linked the comment to wanting the war in Ukraine to end.
The source identifies the CIA director as John Ratcliffe and says Trump made the remarks to Glenn Beck.
Source note: AFP news report published on 26 August 2026 at 13:22:48 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The supplied material does not give further details of Ratcliffe's itinerary, meetings or mission.
Source
AFP news report published on .