# Moscow confirms CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit

https://mins.news/en/item/33000

- DW, 2026-08-26 11:24 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/moscow-confirms-visit-of-cia-director-john-ratcliffe/a-78508645?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> The Kremlin confirmed that CIA Director John Ratcliffe held high-level talks with Russian security counterparts in Moscow, while denying that he met President Vladimir Putin. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was promptly briefed on the discussions but did not attend, and questioned whether they could ease the countries’ “profound crisis.”

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