John Ratcliffe: Trump confidant on surprise visit to Moscow – what's behind it?
The CIA chief and loyal supporter of the US president is traveling to the Russian capital. The Kremlin is downplaying the visit, but the incident raises questions.
US intelligence chief John Ratcliffe flew from Riga to Moscow's Vnukovo airport on a US military plane, according to Flightradar. He met with Russian intelligence officials, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, adding that there was no meeting with President Vladimir Putin, who was however informed about the talks. The CIA and White House have not commented on the visit, which was confirmed by the Russian government a day after it took place. Ratcliffe, a close associate of Donald Trump, returned to Riga a few hours later.
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