CIA director reportedly proposed trilateral Trump-Putin-Zelensky meeting during secret Moscow trip
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during a secret visit to Moscow, proposed holding a trilateral meeting of the leaders of the US, Russia and Ukraine, with the US side informing Zelensky about it on Friday. Kyiv meanwhile says it has intelligence on Russia preparing an offensive in northern Ukraine.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during a secret trip to Moscow, proposed organizing a trilateral meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The American side informed the Ukrainian side about this proposal on Friday.
At the same time, Kyiv has stated it possesses intelligence data indicating Russia is preparing a new offensive in the northern part of Ukraine.
A prolonged combined strike
Between August 28 and 29, Russia carried out a combined attack that lasted continuously for more than 28 hours. Analysts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assess the strike as an attempt to wear down Ukraine's air defense capabilities.
