# CIA chief arrived in Russia for contacts between special services, Kremlin tells WP

https://mins.news/en/item/32593

- TASS, 2026-08-26 03:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177705

> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told The Washington Post that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on Tuesday for contacts between the two countries’ special services. Peskov offered no further details, while the CIA has not confirmed the visit.

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