#Naryshkin

In an interview with Axios, Trump called CIA Director Ratcliffe's Moscow visit a "routine work trip" with no special message. Naryshkin confirmed the meeting, while Budanov reported that the war in Ukraine was discussed.

SVR Director Naryshkin confirmed a closed meeting with CIA Director Ratcliffe in Moscow. Behind the "routine," according to Western media, lay red lines on the Baltics, the peace track on Ukraine, and the Iranian knot.

SVR Director Sergey Naryshkin publicly confirmed for the first time a secret meeting with CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow, calling such contacts 'normal practice' for the intelligence services of different countries.