“ Politico reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a private stop in Brussels this week to meet with European Union foreign policy and intelligence officials. Source: “European Truth” with reference to Politico Details: The publication writes that, according to three people familiar with the course of the meeting, Ratcliffe met with the EU’s chief diplomat Kaya Callas, as well as with officials from the EU Intelligence Center (INTCEN) and the Intelligence Directorate of the EU Military Staff (EUMS). The purpose of the meeting, two officials said, was to “calm nerves” and reaffirm Washington’s commitment to intelligence sharing as some European capitals feel uneasy about the direction of US foreign policy under President Donald Trump. It is expected that this meeting will not be a one-time event. “From now on, they should be regular,” said one of the officials. According to the interlocutors, Ratcliffe and his colleagues from the EU also discussed common challenges, including Russia, China and the Middle East. What happened before: In early October, the media reported that the US would provide Ukraine with intelligence to carry out long-range missile strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure. Later, the mass media wrote that the US, according to unofficial data, has been helping Ukraine to launch long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for several months.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
John Ratcliffe, photo: getty images Source: “European Truth” with reference to Politico
Details: The publication writes that, according to three people familiar with the meeting, Ratcliffe met with the EU’s chief diplomat Kaya Callas, as well as with officials from the EU Intelligence Center (INTCEN) and the Intelligence Directorate of the EU Military Staff (EUMS).
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The purpose of the meeting, two officials said, was to “calm nerves” and reaffirm Washington’s commitment to intelligence sharing as some European capitals feel uneasy about the direction of US foreign policy under President Donald Trump.
It is expected that this meeting will not be a one-time event.
“From now on, they should be regular,” said one of the officials.
According to interlocutors, Ratcliffe and his EU colleagues also discussed common challenges, including Russia, China and the Middle East.
What happened before:
- At the beginning of October, the mass media wrote that the USA would provide Ukraine with intelligence to carry out strikes with long-range missiles on Russia’s energy infrastructure.
- Later, the mass media wrote that the US, according to unofficial data, has been helping Ukraine to launch long-range strikes on Russian energy facilities for several months.