The Kremlin viewed CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow as part of contacts between the intelligence services of the two countries. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the visit, which took place on Tuesday, August 25, was linked to those contacts.
A U.S. military transport aircraft, a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III carrying Ratcliffe, landed at Vnukovo International Airport at approximately 10:04 a.m. Moscow time.
Details of the talks not disclosed
Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow for talks, but no information was provided about whom he would meet.
Peskov reiterated that the visit was linked to contacts between the intelligence services but gave no further details about the content of the talks.