CIA director meets with Zelensky at airport in Ireland

CIA Director John Ratcliffe held an unplanned meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at an Irish airport while both were en route to the United States for refueling. The brief encounter took place at Shannon Airport, where the two leaders discussed unspecified matters before continuing their journeys. Details about the conversation remain undisclosed, with sources declining to provide further information. The meeting underscores ongoing diplomatic engagement amid regional tensions.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at an airport in Ireland on Monday as the two waited for their planes to be refueled en route to the U.S., a person familiar with the meeting told The Hill. Ratcliffe and Zelensky briefly met at Shannon Airport, said the source, who declined to...