https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/after-cia-director-visit-to-moscow-putin-pushes-harder-for-military-winContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/after-cia-director-visit-to-moscow-putin-pushes-harder-for-military-winhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/after-cia-director-visit-to-moscow-putin-pushes-harder-for-military-win#u58502Sat, 05 Sep 2026 22:31:03 +0000Vladimir Putin is intensifying efforts for a military win and rejecting concessions after CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow. While Marco Rubio stated the trip aimed to maintain intelligence ties, reporting indicates the visit did not result in diplomatic breakthroughs. The Kremlin maintains that substantive conversations occur privately, though some analysts argue Moscow abandoned genuine diplomacy years ago. This shift suggests a hardening of the Russian position despite high-level American intelligence engagement.Why it mattersThe visit by the CIA chief represents a rare direct chan