Fleitz to Newsmax: Ratcliffe Moscow Trip Likely Sought 3-Way Summit
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on August 25 aboard a C-17, reportedly proposing a summit between President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Volodymyr Zelensky during his eight-hour visit.
- Washington requested that Ukraine suspend drone strikes on Moscow and northern Russian cities while the American delegation was present, prompting Kyiv to maintain a three-day pause over the capital.
- Drones have targeted major refineries including Perm, Novokuibyshevsk, and Yaroslavl, with Forbes Russia calculating that damaged plants account for 54% of national refining capacity, forcing rationing across more than 20 regions.
- Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak chaired meetings implementing a fuel supply chain tracking system with fixed prices, while Putin signed a decree four days before the August 28 protocols allowing enterprises to be placed under temporary state management.
- The government authorized lower-grade Euro-2, Euro-3, and Euro-4 gasoline until July 1, 2027, to mitigate shortages, with priority lists placing farms alongside ambulances as the country navigates a damaged energy system.
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A C-17 Globemaster left Joint Base Andrews on Aug. 25, routed by way of Riga, Latvia, and landed in Moscow. CIA Director John Ratcliffe was aboard and spent about eight hours there. The Kremlin says he did not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump called the trip semi-routine. What Ratcliffe carried there is […]
Sergey Karnaukhov: Axios reported that Ratcliffe proposed holding a trilateral summit between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky
Axios reported that Ratcliffe proposed holding a trilateral summit between Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Vladimir Zelensky. The Americans informed the Ukrainian side about the content of the contacts.When I read this, I realize that the...
The Kremlin called the report on the proposal for a meeting between Trump, Zelensky and Putin "informational ducks" Peskov called the information from Axios about the proposal for a trilateral summit "informational ducks". Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow confirmed.
Fleitz to Newsmax: Ratcliffe Moscow Trip Likely Sought 3-Way Summit
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What CIA chief Ratcliffe wanted in Moscow last week is still in trouble. There are only fragments of his talks so far. The US portal Axios now reports that it was about a high-level peace summit to end the war in Ukraine.
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