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Peskov says Putin did not meet with CIA Director Ratcliffe
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not meet one-on-one with CIA Director John Ratcliffe on August 30. Peskov said Putin was aware of the results of contacts between Ratcliffe and Russian intelligence agencies and that these channels were operating regularly.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin did not hold a one-on-one meeting with CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
Speaking in an interview on August 30, Peskov said Putin was aware of the results of meetings between Ratcliffe and Russian intelligence agencies.
Intelligence channels remain open
Peskov said that the impact of the meeting between Ratcliffe and Sergei Naryshkin, director of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, on resolving the conflict in Ukraine would depend on the content of the proposals and ideas put forward by the sides.
Noting that meetings between intelligence services are conducted behind closed doors by their nature, Peskov criticized the creation of conspiracy theories and myths about these contacts. Peskov said communication through intelligence channels was continuing regularly and substantively, adding that meetings between intelligence agencies could continue even when diplomats were not in contact.
The Kremlin spokesman also rejected rumors that a possible meeting between Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was connected to Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow. Peskov stressed that Russia-Belarus relations were a separate sphere, independent of contacts with the United States.
Peskov's assessment of Ukraine
Peskov claimed that Russia had delivered and would continue to deliver an "appropriate response" to Ukraine's attacks on civilian economic sectors in Russia.
Defending the view that the results of Russian Armed Forces strikes targeting infrastructure belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine were clearly visible, Peskov said Russian troops were advancing along the entire front line and that the current course was favorable for Russia.
Claiming that Ukraine was heading toward defeat, Peskov argued that Kyiv, unable to prevent this, had resorted to a tactic he described as "terrorist acts" targeting civilians and civilian economic infrastructure. Peskov maintained that these actions had been met with a response and that the cause-and-effect relationship was clear.
Europe's security orientation
Peskov claimed that European countries were trying to portray Russia as an external enemy in order to increase defense spending, and said that Europe's security had previously been provided by the United States.
Stating that Europe was moving toward establishing a new defense identity, Peskov argued that this approach would lead to higher taxes and increased housing, electricity and fuel costs. According to Peskov, a powerful enemy narrative was being used to persuade voters.
Peskov said that Russia's priority was not to improve relations with the United States, but to achieve the goals set במסגרת the special military operation and establish a new security architecture on the European continent.
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