CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian counterparts in Moscow
The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, visited Moscow, Russia on August 25 to exchange "
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Published on: 26/08/2026 - 13:07 3 min Reading time The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, visited Moscow, Russia on 25 August to exchange "between secret services", without meeting President Vladimir Putin, said this Wednesday, 26 August, Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov. John Ratcliffe had already participated in the liberation of a Russian-American woman in 2025. Washington did not communicate at this stage about John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, the first known since he took office in 2025.
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Published on: 26/08/2026 - 13:07 3 min Reading time The CIA director, John Ratcliffe, visited Moscow, Russia on 25 August to exchange "between secret services", without meeting President Vladimir Putin, said this Wednesday, 26 August, Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov.
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John Ratcliffe had already participated in the liberation of a Russian-American woman in 2025.
according to RFI (français)Washington did not communicate at this stage about John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow, the first known since he took office in 2025.
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