# Reuters: Zelensky meets CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Ireland’s Shannon Airport

https://mins.news/en/item/67980

- Meduza, 2026-09-21 21:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/22/reuters-zelensky-meets-cia-director-john-ratcliffe-at-ireland-s-shannon-airport-less-than-a-month-after-ratcliffe-s-first-trip-to-moscow-for-talks

> Reuters, citing two sources, reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and CIA Director John Ratcliffe spoke informally at Shannon Airport in Ireland while their planes were refueling. Their discussion is unknown. The meeting came less than a month after Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow, reportedly to meet senior Russian intelligence officials. The Kremlin said he had no direct contact with Vladimir Putin.

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