Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’
by Robert Tait in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#77Z3N)
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 on Tuesday in a rare visit after taking off from the Andrews air force base in Maryland.
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