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CIA Director Visits Moscow Amid Ukraine Tensions | US News
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise trip to Moscow, urging Russia not to exploit the Ukraine war to escalate tensions with NATO’s Baltic allies and to scale back support for Iran — a first visit by a CIA chief to Russia since 2021 and the first under Trump. While Washington and Europe buzzed over potential intelligence warnings about Russian cyber or limited ground attacks, Trump called it “semi-routine,” framing it as part of efforts to end the war in Ukraine. The U.S. coordinated with Kyiv to pause strikes on Russian cities during the visit, amid rising drone and missile exchanges…
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