{"id":2112472,"date":"2026-08-26T11:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112472"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:24:12","slug":"moscow-confirms-visit-of-cia-director-john-ratcliffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2112472","title":{"rendered":"Moscow confirms visit of CIA Director John Ratcliffe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ratcliffe had also served as national intelligence chief during Trump’s first administration [FILE: April 2026]Image: Bonnie Cash\/UPI Photo\/Newscom\/picture alliance<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that US foreign intelligence chief John Ratcliffe had held a series of high-level talks the previous day in Moscow, but denied reports that he had spoken with President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

CIA Director Ratcliffe had “contacts between security services,” according to Russian<\/a> government spokesman Dmitry Peskov.<\/p>\n

Peskov said that President Putin had been “informed without delay” as to the content of the talks, but had not attended the meetings.<\/p>\n

He added that he was unsure if the discussions could move US-Russian relations out of their current “profound\u00a0crisis” and would not confirm if the group had discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Talks come as Iran truce stalls<\/h2>\n

Multiple US\u00a0outlets reported on\u00a0Ratcliffe’s visit<\/a>, but US President Donald Trump’s administration\u00a0has yet to comment on the trip. There were however\u00a0photos of Ratcliffe’s military plane landing in Latvia shortly before the meetings.<\/p>\n

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A military plane believed to be carrying Ratcliffe had landed near Riga, Latvia before he headed off to Moscow on another flightImage: @alfredspodins via X\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last time a CIA director visited Moscow was Ratcliffe’s predecessor William Burns in November 2021. Russia launched its war against Ukraine<\/a> three months later in February 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s talks came as truce negotiations between the US and Iran have stalled. Moscow had previously offered to act as a broker between the two parties over the conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to\u00a0<\/em>select us as your Preferred Source on Google,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0so you’ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n

Edited by: Wesley Dockery<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that US foreign intelligence chief John Ratcliffe had held a series of high-level talks the previous day in Moscow, but denied reports that he had spoken with President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

CIA Director Ratcliffe had “contacts between security services,” according to Russian<\/a> government spokesman Dmitry Peskov.<\/p>\n

Peskov said that President Putin had been “informed without delay” as to the content of the talks, but had not attended the meetings.<\/p>\n

He added that he was unsure if the discussions could move US-Russian relations out of their current “profound\u00a0crisis” and would not confirm if the group had discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Talks come as Iran truce stalls<\/h2>\n

Multiple US\u00a0outlets reported on\u00a0Ratcliffe’s visit<\/a>, but US President Donald Trump’s administration\u00a0has yet to comment on the trip. There were however\u00a0photos of Ratcliffe’s military plane landing in Latvia shortly before the meetings.<\/p>\n

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A military plane believed to be carrying Ratcliffe had landed near Riga, Latvia before he headed off to Moscow on another flightImage: @alfredspodins via X\/REUTERS<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The last time a CIA director visited Moscow was Ratcliffe’s predecessor William Burns in November 2021. Russia launched its war against Ukraine<\/a> three months later in February 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s talks came as truce negotiations between the US and Iran have stalled. Moscow had previously offered to act as a broker between the two parties over the conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to\u00a0<\/em>select us as your Preferred Source on Google,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0so you’ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n

Edited by: Wesley Dockery<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Kremlin confirmed on Wednesday that US foreign intelligence chief John Ratcliffe had held a series of high-level talks the previous day in Moscow, but denied reports that he had spoken with President Vladimir Putin.<\/p>\n

CIA Director Ratcliffe had “contacts between security services,” according to Russian<\/a> government spokesman Dmitry Peskov.<\/p>\n

Peskov said that President Putin had been “informed without delay” as to the content of the talks, but had not attended the meetings.<\/p>\n

He added that he was unsure if the discussions could move US-Russian relations out of their current “profound\u00a0crisis” and would not confirm if the group had discussed the Russian invasion of Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Multiple US\u00a0outlets reported on\u00a0Ratcliffe’s visit<\/a>, but US President Donald Trump’s administration\u00a0has yet to comment on the trip. There were however\u00a0photos of Ratcliffe’s military plane landing in Latvia shortly before the meetings.<\/p>\n

The last time a CIA director visited Moscow was Ratcliffe’s predecessor William Burns in November 2021. Russia launched its war against Ukraine<\/a> three months later in February 2022.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tuesday’s talks came as truce negotiations between the US and Iran have stalled. Moscow had previously offered to act as a broker between the two parties over the conflict.<\/a><\/p>\n

If you rely on our team for trusted reporting, please take a moment to\u00a0<\/em>select us as your Preferred Source on Google,<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0so you’ll always see our verified news first.<\/em><\/p>\n

Edited by: Wesley Dockery<\/em><\/p>\n

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