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CIA director John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence services in Moscow, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday, the first know visit by a US spy chief to the Russian capital since 2021. It is not known what Ratcliffe discussed with his Russian counterparts, but the talks come as the war in Ukraine is escalating and as efforts to reach a lasting peace between the US and Iran have stalled.
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CIA director John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence services in Moscow, the Kremlin confirmed Wednesday, the first know visit by a US spy chief to the Russian capital since 2021. It is not known what Ratcliffe discussed with his Russian counterparts, but the talks come as the war in Ukraine is escalating and as efforts to reach a lasting peace between the US and Iran have stalled.
Read this reportCIA's Ratcliffe has met with Russian intel officials in Moscow, but not President Putin; Kremlin calls talks 'positive'.
Read this reportThe Kremlin says CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia’s war in Ukraine
Read this reportThe Russian government said that spy chief John Ratcliffe held talks with counterparts, but not President Vladimir Putin, on his Moscow trip.
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CIA chief John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to Moscow, but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said Wednesday. President Donald Trump described Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow as a "semi-routine" mission, while implying that the intelligence chief was in the Russian capital to discuss the Ukraine war.
Read this reportMOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Aug 26 - U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe spoke with Russian intelligence officials during a visit to Moscow but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday of a trip that U.S. President Donald Trump described as \"semi-routine.\"
Read this reportThe Kremlin spokesman says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian counterparts during a secretive visit to Moscow, but it's unclear what came of the talks.
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Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.
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AIPROPX has consolidated 10 reports from 9 outlets into a single canonical entry on “Russia: CIA director visits Moscow.” The covered outlets are based across 6 regions — Europe, UK, Other, International, Middle East, and US.
The earliest report in this entry came from BBC News (Aug 25, 2026, 19:48 UTC); the most recent came from France 24 (Aug 26, 2026, 15:41 UTC).
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