President Trump described the CIA director's visit to Moscow as 'semi-routine' and emphasized that he also wants the war in Ukraine to end.

American President Donald Trump commented on Wednesday about the rare visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow, describing it as 'semi-routine'. In an interview with Glenn Beck, Trump emphasized that the visit was not related to Iran or Russian threats to NATO, but was a discussion between intelligence services. Trump also expressed a desire to end the war in Ukraine, mentioning that 'something could come out' of this meeting.

This was likely Ratcliffe's first trip to Moscow since taking office, and his predecessor, William Burns, had a similar meeting in 2021, in the context of escalating conflict in Ukraine. Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but contacts between American and Russian officials have continued.