CIA Chief Ratcliffe Makes Secret Trip to Moscow
The secret trip comes as stalled U.S.-brokered Ukraine talks and tensions with Iran keep Washington and Moscow in contact.
- On Tuesday, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow, Russia, for meetings, according to multiple media outlets reporting the visit citing unnamed sources.
- An Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport alongside a U.S. diplomatic motorcade, signaling the high-level arrival.
- Ratcliffe personally negotiated the 2025 release of Ksenia Karelina; the agency also secured the 2024 return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan.
- The visit occurs as U.S.-mediated peace talks regarding Ukraine remain largely stalled, recalling Former CIA Director William Burns' 2021 meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
- Neither the U.S. nor Russian governments has commented on the specific objectives of the meetings, leaving the purpose of Ratcliffe's visit undisclosed.
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CIA Director Ratcliffe makes surprise visit to Moscow
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