CIA Chief Ratcliffe Makes Secret Trip to Moscow
CBS News and Axios reported that John Ratcliffe made his first known trip to Russia for unspecified meetings as U.S.-Russia talks remain stalled.
- 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 John Ratcliffe meets with Russian officials in Moscow, reports say
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.
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