CIA Chief Ratcliffe Makes Secret Trip to Moscow
Flight-tracking data showed a U.S. military C-17 on the ground for about eight hours as officials kept the purpose of the talks secret.
- On Tuesday, CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow for unannounced intelligence talks, confirmed by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
- This mission parallels the 2021 travel of former CIA Director William Burns, who warned Putin against a full-scale invasion of Ukraine that occurred three months later.
- Flight tracking data placed Ratcliffe's U.S. Air Force C-17 at Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday, while Washington requested Ukraine pause strikes on Moscow and northern regions during the delegation's stay.
- Peskov confirmed Ratcliffe met intelligence officials but denied any contact with President Vladimir Putin, stating U.S.-Russia relations remain in a "profound crisis."
- Analysts suggest the trip addresses intelligence reports regarding Russian military mobilization and potential hybrid operations against NATO, as Moscow escalates hostile acts across European territory.
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On the same day of the visit of U.S. chief spy Putin signed three secret decrees
CIA Director John Ratcliffe's sudden trip has been explained. According to several American media outlets, he was there with a sharp appeal to Putin. - It was primarily aimed at warning Russia of escalation directed at the Baltic states, a source tells Politico.
Mystery shrouds CIA chief Ratcliffe's urgent visit to Moscow
There is very little information on CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow. Even so, there is enough information to make some observations. One reason for Ratcliffe’s visit was to warn Moscow about replacing the Kyiv regime, which Washington fears may be on the verge of collapse. The idea of a dying Ukraine isn’t in […] The post Mystery shrouds CIA chief Ratcliffe’s urgent visit to Moscow appeared first on Asia Times.
President Donald Trump confirmed that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia.
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