US Asks Ukraine to Halt Strikes Ahead of Secret CIA Trip to Moscow
· World · India Today, The Independent, BBC News
CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for unannounced meetings with senior Russian officials, marking the first publicly known visit by a sitting CIA chief to the Russian capital since November 2021. Ahead of the visit, the US asked Ukraine to temporarily halt drone and missile strikes on Moscow and other cities in northern Russia. The purpose, substance, and specific attendees of Ratcliffe's meetings were not immediately disclosed by US officials, while the Kremlin stated it had no information about the trip. The visit came to light after a US Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft landed at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport and a diplomatic motorcade was spotted travelling through central Moscow. The report does not specify the precise duration of the talks or what was discussed during the visit.
Why it matters
The unannounced diplomatic engagement highlights high-level US-Russia contacts amid stalled efforts to resolve the war in Ukraine and rising tensions over Iran.
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