According to two sources familiar with the situation, US CIA Director John Ratcliffe secretly visited Moscow earlier this week and proposed a tripartite meeting between President Trump, Russian President Putin, and Ukrainian President Zelensky to push for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Sources said that part of the purpose of Ratcliffe's current visit was to determine whether senior Russian intelligence officials could persuade Putin to restart the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations mediated by the US. On Friday, US officials informed Zelensky about Ratcliffe's talks in Moscow and the proposal to host a tripartite summit. The Trump administration has proposed this idea before. Zelensky expressed support, but Putin rejected it. The media quoted sources and Ratcliffe concluded that the head of the Russian Federal Security Service Boltnikov is a constructive person who can push for a restart of the diplomatic process.

According to two sources familiar with the situation, US CIA Director John Ratcliffe secretly visited Moscow earlier this week and proposed a tripartite meeting between President Trump, Russian President Putin, and Ukrainian President Zelensky to push for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war. Sources said that part of the purpose of Ratcliffe's current visit was to determine whether senior Russian intelligence officials could persuade Putin to restart the Russian-Ukrainian negotiations mediated by the US. On Friday, US officials informed Zelensky about Ratcliffe's talks in Moscow and the proposal to host a tripartite summit. The Trump administration has proposed this idea before. Zelensky expressed support, but Putin rejected it. The media quoted sources and Ratcliffe concluded that the head of the Russian Federal Security Service Boltnikov is a constructive person who can push for a restart of the diplomatic process.