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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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The head of the U.S. foreign intelligence service CIA, Ratcliffe, reportedly travelled to Moscow on a secret mission.
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The CIA director would have arrived in Moscow this Tuesday morning. Information from several American media, but not officially confirmed. The reasons for this rare visit by an American official of this level are still unknown. - The CIA director is on a secret visit to Moscow, according to several American media (International).
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