CIA director Ratcliffe visits Moscow
Summary
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow for talks with Russian officials. This was his first trip to Russia since becoming CIA director and the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to Russia this year.Key Facts
- John Ratcliffe is the current CIA director.
- He traveled to Moscow for meetings with Russian officials on Tuesday.
- This trip is Ratcliffe’s first visit to Moscow since he took office.
- It is the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to Russia since January.
- Before his trip, the U.S. told Ukraine a senior delegation was going to Moscow and asked Ukraine to pause attacks until the delegation left.
- Ratcliffe flew from Washington to Latvia, then from Latvia to Moscow on U.S. military planes.
- The CIA did not comment on the visit.
- CBS was the first news outlet to report the trip.
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