According to a report on the US Axios News website on the 29th, during a recent visit to Russia, US CIA Director Ratcliffe proposed holding a tripartite meeting attended by US President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Zelensky to push for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The report quoted two people familiar with the matter as saying that one of the purposes of Ratcliffe's current visit to Russia was to evaluate whether the head of the Russian intelligence service could persuade Putin to agree to resume US-mediated Russian-Ukrainian negotiations. The report said that Ratcliffe paid a surprise visit to Russia on the 25th, met separately with Russian Foreign Intelligence Director Sergei Nareshkin and Federal Security Director Alexander Boltnikov, and proposed to Russia to resume peace negotiations. On the 28th, Zelensky learned about Ratcliffe's visit to Russia and the proposal to hold a tripartite meeting through US officials. The Trump administration previously proposed a tripartite meeting between the leaders of the US, Russia, and Ukraine. Zelensky expressed his willingness to participate, but Putin rejected the offer.

According to a report on the US Axios News website on the 29th, during a recent visit to Russia, US CIA Director Ratcliffe proposed holding a tripartite meeting attended by US President Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Zelensky to push for an end to the Russian-Ukrainian war. The report quoted two people familiar with the matter as saying that one of the purposes of Ratcliffe's current visit to Russia was to evaluate whether the head of the Russian intelligence service could persuade Putin to agree to resume US-mediated Russian-Ukrainian negotiations. The report said that Ratcliffe paid a surprise visit to Russia on the 25th, met separately with Russian Foreign Intelligence Director Sergei Nareshkin and Federal Security Director Alexander Boltnikov, and proposed to Russia to resume peace negotiations. On the 28th, Zelensky learned about Ratcliffe's visit to Russia and the proposal to hold a tripartite meeting through US officials. The Trump administration previously proposed a tripartite meeting between the leaders of the US, Russia, and Ukraine. Zelensky expressed his willingness to participate, but Putin rejected the offer.