Kremlin: CIA chief Ratcliffe for intelligence contacts in Moscow
August 2026, 7:18 p.m. The US head of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, has traveled to Moscow for talks
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Summary
Most recently, in 2021, the then CIA chief William Burns visited Russia, who also met with Putin. Putin then began his war of aggression against Ukraine on 24. In the morning, President Vladimir Putin’s confidant, at the request of Russian news agencies, also said that there had been no meeting of the Kremlin chief with Ratcliffe.
Furthermore, The day before, the Kremlin spokesman had claimed after landing a US military aircraft in Moscow, still, that he was not known. Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) had spoken at the airport of a hybrid attack by foreign powers, without pointing to Moscow. Even after that, there were still contacts between the secret services and the military.
In addition, It was striking in Moscow that there were no Ukrainian drone attacks on Tuesday.
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Most recently, in 2021, the then CIA chief William Burns visited Russia, who also met with Putin.
reliability low1/3 sourcesPutin then began his war of aggression against Ukraine on 24.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIn the morning, President Vladimir Putin’s confidant, at the request of Russian news agencies, also said that there had been no meeting of the Kremlin chief with Ratcliffe.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe day before, the Kremlin spokesman had claimed after landing a US military aircraft in Moscow, still, that he was not known.
reliability low1/3 sourcesInterior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) had spoken at the airport of a hybrid attack by foreign powers, without pointing to Moscow.
reliability low1/3 sourcesEven after that, there were still contacts between the secret services and the military.
reliability low1/3 sourcesIt was striking in Moscow that there were no Ukrainian drone attacks on Tuesday.
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According to US media, the Americans had asked Kiev to temporarily stop the attacks. © dpa-infocom, dpa:260826-930-582882/1
omitted byCenterRight sidecovered byLeft sideAugust 2026, 7:18 p.m. The US head of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, has traveled to Moscow for talks. (Archival photo)..
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideRight sideMost recently, in 2021, the then CIA chief William Burns visited Russia, who also met with Putin.
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideRight sideFebruary 2022.
omitted byCentercovered byLeft sideRight sidePutin then began his war of aggression against Ukraine on 24.
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