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  "id": 3494684,
  "title": "Kremlin says CIA chief met Russian counterparts, not Putin, in Moscow",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kremlin-says-cia-chief-met-russian-counterparts-not-putin-in-moscow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:44:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260826-kremlin-says-cia-chief-met-russian-counterparts-not-putin-in-moscow"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was also too early to say whether such contacts between the two countries' intelligence agencies could help improve US-Russia relations.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "Putin did not meet CIA director during Russia visit, Kremlin says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/putin-did-not-meet-cia-director-during-russia-visit-kremlin-says",
        "published": "2026-08-26T06:33:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Kremlin comments on CIA chief John Ratcliffe’s meetings in Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kremlin-comments-on-cia-chief-john-ratcliffes-meetings-in-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:27:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "CIA director visited Moscow for ‘contacts between security services,’ Kremlin spokesperson says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cia-director-visited-moscow-for-contacts-between-security-services",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:42:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Kremlin explains purpose of CIA Director’s visit to Russia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kremlin-explains-purpose-of-cia-directors-visit-to-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-26T07:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Kremlin calls CIA director's Moscow visit \"contacts between security services\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/kremlin-calls-cia-directors-moscow-visit-contacts-between-security",
        "published": "2026-08-26T08:57:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "CIA director met with Russian intelligence officials, not president, Kremlin says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cia-director-met-with-russian-intelligence-officials-not-president",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:24:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais",
        "title": "El Kremlin confirma que el director de la CIA se reunió durante su visita a Moscú con los servicios de inteligencia rusos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/el-kremlin-confirma-que-el-director-de-la-cia-se-reunio-durante-su",
        "published": "2026-08-26T10:41:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}