John Ratcliffe: Kreml bestätigt Eintreffen von CIA-Chef in Moskau – Gespräche über Geheimdienstkontakte?
Zuletzt hatte ein CIA-Chef Russland im Jahr 2021 besucht – und damit noch vor dem Angriffskrieg des Landes auf die Ukraine. Der jüngste Besuch lässt nun Spielraum für Spekulationen.
US Director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, visited Moscow, leading the Kremlin to dampen hopes for improved relations between the United States and Russia. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskow confirmed bilateral discussions between the countries' intelligence agencies, even during tough times, describing it as "a positive process" on its own.
However, he cautioned that it is too early to determine how much this could help extricate the relationship between the two nations from the current "deep crisis." Peskow had previously confirmed that Ratcliffe had come to Moscow to discuss "inter-service" talks between the intelligence agencies. The Kremlin official stressed, though, that there was no meeting between Kremlin chief and Ratcliffe.
Peskow added that the Kremlin currently has no plans to meet with other high-ranking US representatives. He could not speak for other Russian authorities. The Kremlin had not ruled out a new meeting between Putin and former US President Donald Trump during the November APEC summit in China, but it remains unclear if Trump will attend.
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