CIA Director Ratcliffe Visits Moscow, US Media Reports
- On Tuesday, Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow, Russia, for meetings, according to multiple media outlets reporting the visit citing unnamed sources.
- An Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport plane was spotted at a Moscow airport alongside a U.S. diplomatic motorcade, signaling the high-level arrival.
- Ratcliffe personally negotiated the 2025 release of Ksenia Karelina; the agency also secured the 2024 return of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and Marine veteran Paul Whelan.
- The visit occurs as U.S.-mediated peace talks regarding Ukraine remain largely stalled, recalling Former CIA Director William Burns' 2021 meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
- Neither the U.S. nor Russian governments has commented on the specific objectives of the meetings, leaving the purpose of Ratcliffe's visit undisclosed.
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According to unconfirmed U.S. media reports, the CIA director flew to Moscow.
(Washington = Yonhap News) Correspondent Hong Jeong-gyu = U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe visited Russia, CBS reported on the 25th (local time)...
The director of the CIA John Ratcliffe, in archive image. Saul Loeb/AFP The director of the intelligence agency of the United States (CIA), John Ratcliffe, is visiting Moscow on Tuesday (25), informed CBS and Axios, although neither the American government nor the Russian have officially confirmed the information. Earlier an American military aircraft took off from Latvia to Moscow Vnukovo Airport, according to data from Flightradar flight infor…
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