Report: CIA director visits Kremlin

According to Russian officials, CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with his counterparts at the Kremlin this week in what had been a rare and secretive visit.
CIA director John Ratcliffe attends a National Day of Prayer event with President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 1, 2025. Ratcliffe traveled to Havana on Thursday, May 14, 2026, and met with Raúl Castro’s grandson to deliver a message: The United States’ offer to help Cuba economically is genuine, but it has an expiration date. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/TNS
by The Associated Press
Published: August 26, 2026
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According to Russian officials, CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with his counterparts at the Kremlin this week in what had been a rare and secretive visit.

The Kremlin said Wednesday that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Ratcliffe did not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was informed of the contacts that were “on the intelligence agencies’ level.”

“Of course, President Putin is immediately informed of everything,” Peskov added, refusing to say what was discussed.

The Associated Press

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