John Rattcliff

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John Ratcliffe is described in the coverage as Director of the CIA, a role he held during a secret visit to Moscow in late August 2023. During this visit, he met with Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), including head Sergei Naryshkin and FSB chief Alexander Bortnikov, with discussions reportedly covering intelligence coordination, Russia's potential actions toward NATO, and the possibility of a three-way summit involving Trump, Putin, and Zelensky. He also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Shannon Airport, Ireland, ahead of the UN General Assembly, and is cited as o…

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Media: in the US presidential administration there are those who advocate for the continuation of the blockade of Iran — Вести
US State Department, CIA and Treasury Department support continuation of economic pressure campaign on Iran — Интерфакс
CIA is fighting, Trump is negotiating — Рыбарь
In the White House, discussions on possible refusal to transfer intelligence to Ukraine — Вести
FBI Director Arrives in Russia for Two-Day Visit for First Time in 13 Years — MS NOW — SOTAvision
In the White House, the idea of ending intelligence sharing with Ukraine is discussed, but no decision has been made — Semafor — Дождь (Telegram)
Semafor: In the White House, discussions are underway to stop intelligence sharing with Kyiv — Вечерняя Москва
Wans asserts that Iran could have been involved in the incident at Fairford airbase — Вести
Naryshkin positively assessed his contacts with the CIA — Ведомости
CIA Director visited Russia to warn Moscow that Russian economy will 'crash' due to military spending, and US is not planning to stop supporting Ukraine — Дождь (Telegram)
CIA Director on Talks with Putin Predicts Russia's Economic Collapse According to USSR Scenario — The Moscow Times
CIA warned Spain, France and Italy about Russia's preparation of air attacks from the sea — Агентство. Новости
Deputy Chernyshov speculated on why Zelensky met with the head of the CIA — Вести
During the meeting, Ratcliffe may have passed secret information to Zelensky — Вести
Zelenskyy met with CIA chief after his visit to Moscow — The Moscow Times
Reuters: Zelensky met with CIA Director Ratcliffe. A month ago he came to Moscow — Дождь (Telegram)
Zelenskyy met with CIA chief in Ireland — Reuters — BBC News Русская служба
Zelensky met with US CIA Director Ratcliffe in Irish airport — Вести
Reuters: Zelensky met with CIA Director Ratcliffe in Irish airport — Вечерняя Москва
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States John Ratcliffe met... — Радио Свобода