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One might speculate that two items are on the CIA visitation list:
· Russia’s role in supporting Iran
· Russia’s frustration in its Ukrainian stalemate and massive losses
Not clear how the CIA director’s trip may influence those items or Putin.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe Makes Surprise Trip to Moscow
Agency declines to comment on Ratcliffe’s first publicly known trip to Russian capital
https://www.wsj.com/world/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-makes-surprise-trip-to-moscow-c1c68fa6
It came as the U.S. struggles to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Iran war, although the reason for the visit wasn’t immediately clear.
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