# Trump personally dispatched CIA chief to Russia, WSJ reports

https://mins.news/en/item/35082

- TASS, 2026-08-28 02:13 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178631

> The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials, reported that President Donald Trump personally sent CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Russia on a mission so sensitive that some White House officials were unaware of it beforehand. Ratcliffe reportedly reaffirmed the US commitment to NATO’s Article 5 and discussed Russia’s cooperation with Iran and restarting talks with Ukraine. SVR chief Sergey Naryshkin confirmed meeting Ratcliffe in Moscow.

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