CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow, US media reports
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Russia to attend meetings in Moscow on Tuesday, according to two US media outlets, in what is believed to be Ratcliffe's first known trip to Russia since taking over as US spy chief. The reported visit comes as US-brokered talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war have stalled.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow for meetings on Tuesday, according to US media reports. This appears to be his first known trip to Russia since taking over as US spy chief.
A US military C-17 plane, which departed from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and stopped in Riga, Latvia, was tracked landing at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow. The CIA, Department of Defense, and Air Force have declined to comment on the visit.
The trip comes as US-brokered talks aimed at ending the Ukraine war have stalled. According to the Kyiv Independent, Ratcliffe has maintained contact with his Russian counterpart, SVR chief Sergei Naryshkin.
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