# What to make of the CIA chief’s secret trip to Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/34683

- BBC News, 2026-08-27 17:02 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2z8l8xdg2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Donald Trump described CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Russia as “semi-routine”, but the article argues that a secret 10,000-mile flight to Moscow on a US military plane was anything but ordinary. Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials, and reports said he may have warned Moscow against escalation over the Ukraine deadlock, particularly action against Nato members.

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