# CIA chief in Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports

https://mins.news/en/item/31789

- BBC News, 2026-08-25 15:27 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87vg9x5d7do?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly travelled to Moscow on a US military aircraft on Tuesday for unannounced talks. Neither Washington nor Moscow has confirmed the purpose of the visit or who he was due to meet, while flight-tracking data showed the plane flew to Russia via Latvia.

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