CIA Director Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow for talks with Russian officials
What's new: The trip would be the first known visit to Moscow by a US spy chief since William Burns met Vladimir Putin in 2021.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, US media outlets reported, though neither side disclosed who he would meet or the agenda. If confirmed, it would be the first known visit by a US intelligence chief to the Russian capital since William Burns held talks with President Vladimir Putin in November 2021, months before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The CIA declined to comment, and the Kremlin did not immediately respond. The visit comes as Washington has been pressuring countries to curb ties with Iran, a close Russian partner that has supplied drones for Moscow's war in Ukraine.