White House denies report about John Ratcliffe

The White House has denied a report by the Financial Times that US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe could play a more active role in negotiations over the Ukraine conflict.

According to TodayPress TV, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly said that although the Financial Times claimed the White House had declined to comment on the article, this was not true.

According to her, the newspaper published the material before the deadline set by the White House for a response and later claimed that the administration had declined to comment.

Kelly strongly rejected the report, describing the article as “false and ridiculous.” She said the story was based on statements from anonymous and low-level sources and that there was no basis for claims that the talks in question had taken place.

The White House statement also emphasized that US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner continue to work actively on a peace agreement and that the president has full confidence in them to negotiate on behalf of the United States.

Kubra Musayeva