US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports


Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe speaks during a press conference with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 6, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON, Aug ⁠25 (Reuters) - U.S. CIA Director ⁠John Ratcliffe traveled to ‌Russia to attended meetings in Moscow on Tuesday, U.S. media ​outlets reported citing ⁠unnamed sources.

CBS News ⁠and Axios both reported the ⁠visit ‌by U.S. President Donald Trump's ⁠former director of national intelligence who ​now ‌runs the nation's spy ⁠agency. The ​outlets did not say who Ratcliffe was meeting ⁠with or what ​the talks are expected to cover.

Representatives for the CIA did ⁠not be immediately respond to a request for comment on the reports, ​while Representatives ⁠for the Kremlin could not ​be immediately ‌reached.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis ​and Jonathan Landay; writing by Susan Heavey)

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