Trump administration official Rodney Mims Cook Jr. quietly held talks with Kremlin officials during a June visit to Russia’s St. Petersburg Economic Forum.

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Trump administration official Rodney Mims Cook Jr. quietly held talks with Kremlin officials during a June visit to Russia’s St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Carrying a diplomatic passport, Cook reportedly met senior Russian officials as part of an unofficial effort to reopen U.S.-Russia dialogue over the Ukraine war, presenting the trip publicly as a cultural mission. Source: FT