The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy

Süddeutsche Zeitung · Süddeutsche.de GmbH, Munich, Germany · 2026-10-29 10:43 UTC

CIA Director John Ratcliffe leads an agency that’s at war with Russia, even as Trump makes nice with Putin.

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The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy

October 29, 2026 | reading time: 16 Min.

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