Sept 9 (Reuters) – U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe is preparing to take a bigger role in Washington’s negotiations with Russia and Ukraine, U.S. officials told their European counterparts, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons denied the report, calling it “false” in a post on X.
The Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, said the White House is considering scaling back the involvement of U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in the Ukraine peace effort.
(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; Editing by Chris Reese)
