Kremlin says CIA chief met Russian counterparts, not Putin, in Moscow
The Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to Moscow on Tuesday but did not meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said it was also too early to say whether such contacts between the two countries' intelligence agencies could help improve US-Russia relations.
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- First observed by CurrentWire: CBS News · Aug 26, 2026 at 6:28 AM ET
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Kremlin says CIA chief met Russian counterparts, not Putin, in Moscow(opens original report in a new tab)CBS NewsTier B
Russia says CIA chief met intel counterparts on secretive Moscow visit(opens original report in a new tab)The Kremlin spokesman says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian counterparts during a secretive visit to Moscow, but it's unclear what came of the talks. — CBS News
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