US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

August 25, 2026 10:34 AM EDT

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

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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