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US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports
CBS News and Axios said the trip was unannounced, and officials would not say who Ratcliffe met or what was discussed.
- 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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According to unconfirmed U.S. media reports, the CIA director flew to Moscow.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow: US media
The purpose of the reported visit was not immediately clear, and there was no immediate comment from the CIA or the White House when contacted by AFP. CBS News quoted sources familiar with the matter as confirming Ratcliffe's trip, while Axios separately reported on the visit quoting two US officials. Data from tracking site Flightradar24 had earlier shown a US military C-17 travelling from the United States to Latvia and then on to Moscow's Vnu…
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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