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  "id": 3317017,
  "title": "US spy chief John Ratcliffe on Russia visit, US media reports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/us-spy-chief-john-ratcliffe-on-russia-visit-us-media-reports",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:16:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3365248/us-spy-chief-john-ratcliffe-russia-visit-us-media-reports"
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  "summary": "US CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, US media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. The visit would be the first known visit to the Russian capital by a US spy chief since Ratcliffe’s predecessor, William Burns, held talks with Vladimir Putin in November 2021. About three months after that meeting, the Russian president launched…",
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe on secret trip in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-on-secret-trip-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:29:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow for meetings, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-in-moscow-for-meetings-sources-say",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:51:22.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "CIA director travels to Moscow in his first known Russia trip, CBS News reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-travels-to-moscow-in-his-first-known-russia-trip-cbs",
        "published": "2026-08-25T14:53:26.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "CIA director Ratcliffe arrives in Moscow on secret visit, US reports claim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-ratcliffe-arrives-in-moscow-on-secret-visit-us-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:01:26.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow, US media reports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-ratcliffe-visits-moscow-us-media-reports",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:26:36.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Russia on secret trip – CBS News",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-in-russia-on-secret-trip-cbs-news",
        "published": "2026-08-25T15:58:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "CIA director John Ratcliffe reportedly on Moscow visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-reportedly-on-moscow-visit",
        "published": "2026-08-25T16:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "CIA Director visits Russia for talks – media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-visits-russia-for-talks-media",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:49:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "CIA director makes unannounced visit to Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/cia-director-makes-unannounced-visit-to-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-25T18:29:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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