Coverage of CIA Director Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow and Trump's comments on potential outcomes.
Russia has extremely low expectations for the upcoming visit of US envoys Witkoff and Kushner, while the Kyiv leg of the trip is at risk due to Russian intimidation. The diplomatic push follows CIA Director Ratcliffe's secret Moscow visit, a G20 meeting between US and Russian finance ministers, and a stalled trilateral summit proposal.
Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to visit Moscow before Kyiv as part of an intensified US diplomatic push following CIA Director Ratcliffe's secret trip, a G20 meeting between finance ministers, and a proposed trilateral summit. A bipartisan sanctions bill awaits White House approval.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe's secret Moscow trip included proposing a trilateral summit between Trump, Zelenskyy, and Putin, warning against Baltic escalation, and urging Russia to reduce support for Iran. Trump dismissed concerns about NATO, while US senators push for new sanctions.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia against escalating tensions with NATO's Baltic states during a visit to Moscow. Meanwhile, US Senator Blumenthal says a bipartisan sanctions bill could pass in September, pending White House support.