Zelensky Meets CIA Chief John Ratcliffe in Ireland En Route to New York – Reuters

President Volodymyr Zelensky met CIA Director John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport in Ireland while traveling to New York for the UN General Assembly, Reuters reported, citing two people familiar with the meeting. The encounter took place while their aircraft were being refueled, with one source describing the conversation as informal. No details of what was discussed were disclosed.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Ratcliffe was returning from a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, while Zelensky was heading to New York for a series of high-level meetings, including talks with US President Donald Trump. The meeting comes less than a month after Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow for talks with senior Russian intelligence officials. According to Reuters, the CIA chief’s Moscow discussions focused on Ukraine, although neither side has publicly disclosed the details. The New York Times previously reported that Ratcliffe used his Moscow visit to convey a bleak assessment of Russia’s position in the war and urge Russian officials to reach a deal before their situation worsened. Trump later played down the trip, calling it routine and saying Ratcliffe had not been sent to deliver any particular message. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.