Zelenskiy and US spy chief Ratcliffe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met US CIA chief John Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport in Ireland, two people familiar with the matter said.



The meeting took place on Monday.



The pair spoke informally while their planes were being refueled without specifying a date.



Both sources, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, declined to disclose details of their conversation.



The meeting happened as Zelenskiy was traveling to New York to take part in the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations.



Ratcliffe was on his way back from meeting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.



Ratcliffe's meeting with Zelenskiy comes less than a month since the CIA chief traveled to Moscow to meet with Russia's top intelligence officials.



Neither Ratcliffe nor the CIA have publicly disclosed what was discussed in Moscow.



According a source who confirmed the Zelenskiy meeting to Reuters, said Ratcliffe had been in Moscow to discuss Ukraine, but they declined to elaborate.