CIA Chief's Secret Moscow Visit
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- Eric WargotzWashington Examiner
- Jennifer JacobsCBS News
- Olivia GazisCBS News
- James LaPortaCBS News
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- Maira ButtThe Independent
- Arpan RaiThe Independent
- James C. ReynoldsThe Independent
- Foreign Office by M.WeissThe Bulwark
- Katherine FauldersABC News (US)
- Cindy SmithABC News (US)
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CIA Chief's Secret Moscow Visit. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/2217
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow earlier this week in part to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries, sources familiar with the trip told ABC News.
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Moscow that Ratcliffe spoke with Russian intelligence officials but didn't meet with President Vladimir Putin.
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- 26 Aug
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow, Russia, for meetings on Tuesday, sources familiar with the situation told CBS News.
- 27 Aug
Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov framed communication between the two countries’ intelligence agencies as positive.
Coverage 8 articles
27 Aug Ukraine-Russia war latest: New details of CIA chief’s Kremlin trip emerge after Trump makes first comment
The Independent
27 Aug CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO countries during Moscow trip: Sources
ABC News (US)
27 Aug During secretive trip, CIA chief warned Russia not to attack NATO
CBS News
26 Aug What Is Trump’s CIA Director Doing in Moscow?
The Bulwark
26 Aug Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv agreed not to strike Moscow during CIA chief’s mysterious visit
The Independent26 Aug Kremlin says US spy chief held talks with Russian counterparts during Moscow visit
The Straits Times
26 Aug Russia says CIA chief met intel counterparts on secretive Moscow visit
CBS News
25 Aug Trump didn’t abandon Ukraine — he just forced Kyiv to play to win
Washington Examiner
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