Questioned about the purpose of the visit, Peskov told The Washington Post that it was for “contacts between special services.”

Furthermore, in response to a question from RTVI television channel, the spokesperson noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not meet with Ratcliffe.

CBS reported, citing anonymous sources, that Ratcliffe arrived in this capital to hold a series of meetings.

Putin and US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation on February 12, 2025, the first after the Republican magnate took office, who had promised, among other objectives, to end hostilities between Moscow and Kyiv.

Putin and Trump have held, since then, several telephone calls and met in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15 of that year at a summit that lasted two hours and 45 minutes.

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