CIA director makes rare, unannounced visit to Moscow

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

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow. He flew in from Riga aboard a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 military transport plane that landed at Vnukovo Airport on the morning of Aug. 25. Around 7 p.m., it emerged that the American plane that had brought Ratcliffe had departed Moscow.

CIA director makes unannounced visit to Moscow to meet with Russian officials, source says  CNN

CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Russia to holds talks in Moscow Tuesday, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.