According to the Financial Times, citing people familiar with the matter, the U.S. has told its European partners that CIA Director John Ratcliffe will played a larger role in future trilateral Ukraine-U.S.-Russia negotiations, that have largely stalled up until now. Per the report, the Trump administration is considering easing up on the involvement of White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and White House Envoy Jared Kushner, but Witkoff would stay in the wider role as an envoy for peace missions elsewhere. Another venture also being mulled by the White House is appointing a new ambassador to Moscow. This comes following the recent visit of Witkoff and Kushner to Russia, a visit that merited little.
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