# Trump calls CIA chief’s Russia trip ‘semi-routine’ as Ukraine awaits briefing

https://mins.news/en/item/33343

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 16:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/trump-says-cia-chiefs-russia-trip-was-semi-routine-as-ukraine-still-awaits-briefing/

> U.S. President Donald Trump described CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Aug. 26 Moscow trip as “semi-routine” and rejected speculation that it was meant to warn Russia against possible action targeting NATO countries. Ukraine has not received details on the meetings. Russia said Ratcliffe did not meet Putin directly, while calling the intelligence contacts a “positive development.”

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