# US media report CIA chief John Ratcliffe is in Moscow for meetings

https://mins.news/en/item/31854

- DW, 2026-08-25 16:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/cia-director-in-moscow-for-meetings-us-media-reports/a-78500042?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> US media outlets reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings. CBS News and Axios confirmed the trip but did not identify his counterparts or the agenda. Earlier, flight-tracking data showed a US Air Force transport plane flying from Latvia to Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.

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