{"id":121415,"date":"2026-08-26T19:36:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/a-kind-of-semi-routine-trump-explained-ratcliffes-visit-to-moscow\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T07:50:20","slug":"a-kind-of-semi-routine-trump-explained-ratcliffes-visit-to-moscow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/a-kind-of-semi-routine-trump-explained-ratcliffes-visit-to-moscow\/","title":{"rendered":"“A kind of semi-routine”. Trump explained Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

American President Donald Trump described the CIA director’s visit to Moscow<\/a> as “semi-routine”. The White House leader mentioned, in the context of the discussion with the press on the subject, that he wishes for the war in Ukraine to end.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

When asked about the rumors regarding the purpose of the visit, the US leader said that there was no discussion about Iran and potential Russian threats to NATO, reports Agerpres<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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“He was not there for any of the things you mention. We would like the war in Ukraine to stop. Something might come out of it,”<\/em> Trump commented on the CIA chief’s visit to Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Wednesday. The Kremlin spokesperson claims that it was about discussions between intelligence services, and there were no meetings with Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n\n

On the other hand, journalists accredited to the Kremlin claim that, unexpectedly, Putin would have cancelled a major event, prepared for a long time, with only a few days left before the visit of the CIA chief.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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