As [reported](https://bb.lv/statja/politika/2026/08/26/rinkevic-otkazalsia-raskryvat-detali-vizita-glavy-cru-v-moskvu-cto-izvestno-o-roli-rigi) by **bb.lv**, Rinkevics suggested that curious journalists direct all questions related to the CIA Director's visit to Moscow via Riga to the American side. ## Lithuanian Version His colleague, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda, was much more talkative. "Yes, we knew," he said at a press conference with European Council President António Costa. Nausėda suggested that the meeting aimed to "reduce geopolitical tensions in our region." "And that puts me in a positive mindset," noted the Lithuanian leader. "We were informed by our partners that information about this meeting, its goals, and content would be provided to us promptly, that is, probably already next week," Nausėda reported. ## Here’s What They Are Saying in Washington The visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Russia "was somewhat routine," stated U.S. President Donald Trump. "He is there, you know, with a somewhat, in a way, routine visit. I don’t want to disappoint anyone. We would like the war in Ukraine to end. This war would never have started if I were president," Trump said. As [reported](https://bb.lv/statja/politika/2026/08/25/nazvano-imia-passazira-kotorogo-segodnia-taino-vyvezli-iz-rigi-v-moskvu) by **bb.lv**, Ratcliffe visited Moscow on August 25. Reports of Ratcliffe's visit were preceded by news of a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III military transport plane arriving at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport from Riga.
