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US CIA director visits Russia for meetings, media reports
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 6, 2026, in Washington, as US President Donald Trump looks on. (AP/Alex Brandon)
US CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia to attend meetings in Moscow today, US media outlets report, citing unnamed sources.
CBS News and Axios both report the visit by US 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 immediately respond to a request for comment on the reports, while Representatives for the Kremlin could not be immediately reached.
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