# Kremlin says CIA chief met Russian intelligence officials, not Putin

https://mins.news/en/item/33239

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-26 14:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/26/kremlin-says-cia-head-met-russian-intelligence-officials-but-not-putin?traffic_source=rss

> The Kremlin says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials in Moscow but did not meet President Vladimir Putin. Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov called the talks a “positive development”, while cautioning that it is too early to assess their effect on efforts to ease the severe crisis in bilateral relations.

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