The CIA’s John Ratcliffe Goes to Moscow Even accepting that Ratcliffe was in fact in Moscow to oppose any expansion of the war between Russia and Ukraine while also urging the Kremlin to resist the urge to arm or even trade with Iran particularly as such actions might draw sanctions from Washington, the argument that Russia should act because it is somehow losing in Ukraine would be disputed by almost everyone who is seriously following the conflict. https://ronpaulinstitute.org/the-cias-john-ratcliffe-goes-to-moscow/