Kremlin says US spy chief held talks with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit

Kremlin says US spy chief held talks with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit  Reuters

John Ratcliffe traveled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounce visit. The CIA declined to comment, and the White House did not comment immediately.

John Ratcliffe traveled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounce visit. The CIA declined to comment, and the White House did not comment immediately.

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Ratcliffe has met Russia's intelligence services during his visit to Moscow, the Kremlin has said.

The 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

The 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

John Ratcliffe travelled to the Russian capital on Tuesday in a rare and unannounced visit.

CIA boss John Ratcliffe did not meet with President Putin during his surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday, a Kremlin spokesman said.

Radcliffe went to Moscow on an unannounced trip Tuesday, US media reported, becoming one of the highest ranking US officials to visit Russia since its war with Ukraine started in 2022.

MOSCOW, Aug 26 - U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin had been briefed on the outcome of Ratcliffe's talks, but declined to provide further details.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow for “contacts between security services,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told The Washington Post when asked about the trip.

John Ratcliffe, director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the U.S., travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources.

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.