Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’

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How each outlet headlined it

• The Guardian left

  Trump downplays Moscow visit by CIA director as ‘semi-routine’
• The Kyiv Independent left

  ⚡️ Trump says CIA chief's Russia trip was 'semi-routine' as Ukraine still awaits briefing. Ukraine has yet to receive information about the contents or outcome of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's meetings in Moscow, according to a source familiar with the matter.
• The Atlantic left

  The CIA director’s brief and unannounced trip to Moscow was anything but routine—and might be a sign that Vladimir Putin is getting more dangerous, Thomas Wright argues.
• Reuters

  Russia's foreign spy chief confirms he held talks with CIA director in Moscow reut.rs/4xyjFuv
• The Guardian left

  Kremlin dismisses US media reports after meeting as ‘scare stories’, as Pentagon policy chief prepares to meet Nato secretary general Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. A trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on Nato member states, US media reported, after Donald Trump attempted to downplay the visit. Two dozen mainly Democratic‑led states filed a fresh lawsuit to block Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting in this year’s