US Secretary of State Marco Rubio addressed CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unexpected trip to Moscow last week, suggesting that it was aimed at maintaining open lines of communication with Russia. Rubio’s remarks downplayed the significance of the visit, framing it as a necessary diplomatic effort amidst ongoing tensions.
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“His visit there was largely routine, in that sense of just establishing and continue to build these intel-to-intel communication channels,” Rubio said in an interview on Fox News Radio with Brian Kilmeade broadcast Wednesday. “Those things can prove useful in a time of crisis or conflict,” he added. The Kremlin has said Ratcliffe did not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. President Donald Trump previously described the trip as “semi-routine” and suggested Ukraine was among the topics on the table, adding that “Washington would like to see the war in Ukraine end. Trump also has said he did not think Putin would attack NATO territory.
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