:::Comment: More and more it appears Russia initiated the request to send [[Ratcliffe]] to [[Moscow]] rather than the [[narrative]] that Ratcliffe was directed by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to carry threats or an ultimatum. | :::Comment: More and more it appears Russia initiated the request to send [[Ratcliffe]] to [[Moscow]] rather than the [[narrative]] that Ratcliffe was directed by [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to carry threats or an ultimatum. |