# Putin did not meet CIA director during Russia visit, Kremlin says

https://mins.news/en/item/32686

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-26 06:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/putin-did-not-meet-cia-director-during-russia-visit-kremlin-says/

> Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said CIA Director John Ratcliffe was not scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his Moscow visit. Peskov described the trip as involving contacts between the two countries’ security services but gave no further details.

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