CIA Director John Ratcliffe has made a surprise, unannounced trip to Moscow for high-level meetings, triggering intense speculation over what Washington's top intelligence chief discussed with Russian officials at a critical moment in the Ukraine war and the escalating confrontation with Iran.
Ratcliffe flew into the Russian capital aboard a US military Boeing C-17 transport aircraft on Tuesday, August 25, in what appears to be his first known visit to Russia since becoming CIA director.
