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Trump said that something could actually "come of" Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow
"John Ratcliffe is a great guy. He's the head of the CIA and he wasn't there without reason. And something might actually come of it. We are working very hard to finish this war. And, frankly, they both [Putin and Ratcliffe] want that," he said on The Glenn Beck Program podcast.
At the same time, the American president called Ratcliffe's trip a "routine visit," but rejected the host's suggestion that the trip was related to Putin testing NATO's resolve, to sanctions on Iran, or to a possible attack on the United Kingdom.
"None of the above," Trump said.
He also perfunctorily added that both countries want the war to end.
"We are working intensively to end the conflict, and, to be honest, at this stage both sides want it to end," the U.S. president said.
Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said that the purpose of Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was to "establish contacts between security services."
