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Kremlin confirms CIA director's meeting with Russian counterparts in Moscow

CBC World · August 26, 2026 at 3:35 p.m.

Kremlin confirms CIA director's meeting with Russian counterparts in Moscow

U.S.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe spoke with Russian intelligence officials during a visit to Moscow but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday ‌of a trip that U.S.

President Donald Trump described as "semi-routine."

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Kremlin confirms CIA director's meeting with Russian counterparts in Moscow

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