# Why did the CIA director fly to Russia? What we know

https://mins.news/en/video/33743

- CNN, 2026-08-27 00:08 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jbGkgQGATE

> CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced trip to Moscow on August 25 to meet Russian intelligence officials, according to U.S. and Kremlin sources. U.S. officials and the CIA declined to discuss the meeting’s substance. The Wall Street Journal reported that the visit came amid critical U.S. intelligence warnings, including reports that Russia was planning a new military mobilization.

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