John Ratcliffe
Trump's advisers held a closed-door meeting on Iran and the Houthis in Yemen. The president is considering new strikes and demanding a deal from Tehran.
U. S. intelligence warned three countries about possible attacks by Russian drones from the sea. In the Kremlin's sights are Spain, France, and Italy.
The meeting between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and John Ratcliffe took place on September 21 at Shannon Airport while the planes were refueling. The content of the conversation is unknown.
Washington called the Financial Times report fake. Trump continues to trust Witkoff and Kushner to conduct negotiations on Ukraine.
The United States is considering a more active role for CIA Director John Ratcliffe in the negotiations on Ukraine. Trump has not made a final decision.
Ratcliffe failed to convince Putin to make concessions regarding Ukraine. After the visit, Russia intensified its strikes on civilian infrastructure.
U. S. President Donald Trump said that Putin does not seek to attack NATO territory. Intelligence agencies are tracking Russian sabotage operations in Europe.
Witkoff and Kushner will visit moscow and Kyiv to resume peace talks. The US called on the parties to temporarily halt strikes.
U. S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described John Ratcliffe’s trip to Moscow as an attempt to preserve intelligence communication channels. The visit took place amid the Russia–Ukraine war.
John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow with a call to end the war sooner and met with Naryshkin and Bortnikov. After that, the Kremlin canceled his meeting with Putin.
Peskov called Axios's report about a proposed trilateral summit "information ducks. " Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was confirmed.
Putin and Xi Jinping will attend the SCO summit in Bishkek together with the leaders of Iran, India and Pakistan.
Kyrylo Budanov predicts imminent technical contacts between Ukraine and Russia. He considers ending the hostilities by winter unrealistic.
Zelenskyy thanked the US for information about the meetings in Moscow and the tone of the dialogue with Russia. Ukraine expects the war to end.
Dmitry Peskov stated that talks on ending the war are on pause due to a lack of new ideas. Russia will continue military operations and shelling Kyiv.
In Moscow, John Ratcliffe conveyed to the FSB a grim assessment of Russia’s condition and called for negotiations. He also assured his Ukrainian counterparts that there would be no concessions.
The President of the United States denied that the CIA director was preparing a warning to Moscow. He also stated that Russia would not attack NATO.
John Ratcliffe returned from Moscow and reportedly visited the White House. Trump called the negotiations with the Russian Federation semi-routine.
John Ratcliffe cautioned Russia in Moscow against attacking NATO and discussed sanctions over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Kyiv knew about the visit.
Bloomberg reports on a possible escalation of Russia's strikes on Ukraine amid the failure of negotiations. The Kremlin does not rule out tactical nuclear weapons.
Trump called John Ratcliffe's visit to Russia semi-routine. He said that the United States wants the war with Ukraine to end.
John Ratcliffe contacted the intelligence services during his visit to Moscow, but did not meet with Putin. The Kremlin does not anticipate any impact from the visit.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The purpose of the trip was contacts between the security services.
John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow on a C-17 capable of carrying 77. 5 tons. The aircraft could have delivered vehicles for the American delegation.
Putin signed decrees No. 605–607, which were not published. Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow may have concerned mobilization, a provocation against NATO or an exchange.
John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian officials. Michael Weiss suggested that he did not meet with Putin.
A plane belonging to the «Russia» special flight detachment departed from Vnukovo after an American Boeing C-17. The reasons for the flight are currently unknown.
Journalist Michael Weiss suggested that John Ratcliffe may have come to Moscow to warn Russia against escalating against Europe and NATO. He linked this to GRU and drone activity.
The American Boeing C-17 that brought John Ratcliffe to Moscow departed from "Vnukovo" for Riga. Before the visit, the U.S. asked Ukraine to suspend strikes.
The Trump administration asked Kyiv to refrain from strikes on Moscow, St. Petersburg and northern Russia for several days. Ukraine agreed.