# CIA Director Ratcliffe visits Moscow, US media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/31784

- France 24, 2026-08-25 15:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260825-cia-director-ratcliffe-visits-moscow-us-media-reports

> CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Russia for meetings in Moscow on Tuesday, according to two US media outlets. The trip is believed to be his first known visit to Russia since becoming the US spy chief, as US-brokered talks to end the Ukraine war have stalled.

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