US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

Aug 25, 2026

A U.S. military transport plane approaches Moscow, Russia, August 25, 2026, in this screen grab taken from a social media video. Social Media/via REUTERS — SOCIAL MEDIA

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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