Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’
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President denies visit was to gain support for Iran sanctions or due to fears that Putin plans to ‘test Nato resolve’ Donald Trump has downplayed a visit to Moscow by the CIA director, John Ratcliffe, as “semi-routine” after he turned up in the Russian capital unannounced, triggering a wave of speculation about the reasons for his trip. Ratcliffe was reported to have flown to Moscow on a government transport plane o…
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- Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’The Guardian World