Ratcliffe’s Unannounced Moscow Visit Raises Diplomatic Questions

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1. 25-08-2026
   Ratcliffe’s Reported Moscow Visit Raises Diplomatic Questions

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   Multiple U.S. and international media outlets report that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft for unannounced meetings with Russian officials. Neither Washington nor Moscow has officially confirmed the visit, its particip…
2. 26-08-2026
   Ratcliffe’s Secret Moscow Visit Signals Rare U.S.-Russia Contact

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   CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, previously undisclosed trip to Moscow for meetings with Russian intelligence officials, according to media reports and Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. Peskov said Ratcliffe did not meet President Vladimir Putin, though Putin was briefed o…