US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports
CBS News and Axios report that Ratcliffe is in Moscow, but neither outlet disclosed who he is meeting or what the talks will cover.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe speaks during a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, US, 6 April 2026. Photo: Reuters
US CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia to attended meetings in Moscow today (25 August), US media outlets reported citing unnamed sources.
CBS News and Axios both reported the visit by US President Donald Trump's former director of national intelligence who now runs the nation's spy agency.
The outlets did not say who Ratcliffe was meeting with or what the talks are expected to cover.
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Representatives for the CIA did not be immediately respond to a request for comment on the reports, while Representatives for the Kremlin could not be immediately reached.
