US CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow, with reports indicating the trip was motivated by intelligence on potential Russian military mobilization and involved attempts to suspend Ukrainian attacks on Russian cities.
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US CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow.
Washington asked Kyiv to suspend attacks on Moscow and St Petersburg during the CIA chief's visit.
US Senator Richard Blumenthal stated he hopes Ratcliffe warned Putin against escalation.
The visit was motivated by intelligence indicating Russia was making early preparations for possible military mobilization.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed a resolution to support businesses hurt by Ukrainian drone strikes on Wildberries logistics facilities.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed during an unannounced visit to Moscow that Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and Vladimir Putin meet as part of efforts to end the war.
Gallagher is set to meet Yuri Ushakov, Russian President Vladimir Putin's foreign policy adviser, on Aug. 26.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that contacts with Putin were not planned during Ratcliffe's visit.
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