CIA Director John Ratcliffe took trip to Moscow aboard C-17 for high-level discussions

CIA Director John Ratcliffe secretly visited Moscow aboard a not-so-secret C-17 Globemaster to engage in high-level discussions with Russian officials. His visit was reported by CBS News and was cited by Russian state media, including TASS. U.S. and Russian officials both declined to comment or claimed ignorance. Kreml

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U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on Tuesday for meetings, in what would be his first known visit to Russia as CIA head, U.S. media reported.

A US Air Force C-17 military transport plane landed in Moscow on Tuesday, Aug. 25 after flying from Riga, raising questions about the mission. CBS News later reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow for alleged meetings with Russian authorities.

The visit comes as Ukrainian forces have stepped up attacks deep inside Russia, including in the capital.

Unannounced trip reported by US media is said to be Ratcliffe’s first known visit to Russia as CIA chief The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, has made an unannounced visit to Moscow, US media reported, after flight data showed an American military aircraft flew to the Russian capital, where a US diplomatic motorcade was l

If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe’s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA directorA US Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, triggering speculation over who was aboard and why the aircraft had flown to Russia at a time when US-Russia contacts over the Ukra

The reported visit comes as Ukraine-Russia peace talks have stalled.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow, CBS News White House correspondent Jennifer Jacobs reported.

Data from Flightradar24 earlier showed a US military C-17 travelling from the United States to Latvia and then on to Moscow.

The CIA, Department of Defense and Air Force declined to comment.

CIA director John Ratcliffe is visiting Moscow on Tuesday for talks with Russian officials, two U.S. officials said. Why it matters: This is Ratcliffe's first trip to Moscow since he took office and the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to Russia since January. Ahead of Ratcliffe's trip, the U.S

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has traveled to Russia for meetings, according to people familiar with the matter, after the country’s state-run Tass news service reported a US military transport plane landed in Moscow on Tuesday.

A U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport, along with a U.S. diplomatic motorcade, according to public reports.

The C-17 plane was spotted landing in Moscow shortly before CBS News reporter Jennifer Jacobs reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe had traveled to Moscow aboard a C-17.