CIA Chief proposed Trump-Zelensky-Putin meeting during Moscow visit – Axios
CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin during an unannounced trip to Moscow earlier this week, as part of efforts to end the war.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on an unannounced trip on August 24, according to Axios. His visit aimed to explore the possibility of a trilateral meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. This was the first time Ratcliffe had personally engaged in diplomatic efforts to revive relations between Russia and Ukraine.
Ratcliffe met with Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, and Alexander Bortnikov, head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). He assessed Bortnikov as a constructive interlocutor who could aid in restarting diplomatic efforts. U.S. officials briefed Zelensky on Ratcliffe's discussions in Moscow and presented the idea of a trilateral meeting. Zelensky supported the concept, yet Putin declined. The U.S. administration had previously floated the notion of such a summit.
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