CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly proposed a meeting between US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a covert Moscow visit earlier this week, Axios reported. The visit also examined whether Russia’s intelligence chiefs could help persuade Putin to resume US-mediated negotiations with Ukraine, and US officials briefed Zelenskyy on Friday. Zelenskyy has supported the summit idea, while Putin has rejected it; the Trump administration had previously raised the possibility. Trump described Ratcliffe’s trip as standard business and said it was not intended to warn Russia against a possible attack on NATO territory. Active combat continues, while prediction-market pricing cited in the existing record implies an 18% probability of a ceasefire agreement by December 31, 2026.