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During his covert visit to Moscow, CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between President Trump, Putin and President Zelenskyy - Axios The Trump administration had raised the idea before. President Zelenskyy supported the proposal, but Putin rejected it. Ratcliffe's visit was partly aimed at determining whether Russia's heads of intelligence services could help convince Putin to move toward resuming U.S.-mediated negotiations with Ukraine, the outlet’s sources say. Ratcliffe reportedly concluded that FSB director Bortnikov is "a constructive player who could help restart diplomatic efforts." Ukrainian officials remain deeply skeptical of the Kremlin’s intentions and say they have intelligence indicating that Russia is planning a major escalation of the war.