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"He came to the wrong address" - Putin refused to meet with the CIA chief after learning the purpose of the visit to Moscow

2026-09-02 21:40:50Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin refused to meet with CIA Director John Ratcliffe during the latter's visit to Moscow on August 25 after being informed of the message the American official had brought to Russia.

According to a Kremlin source quoted by Russian investigative media outlet Agentstvo, Putin had initially scheduled a meeting with Ratcliffe and had set aside time for it in his agenda. The meeting, however, was canceled after the Russian president was informed of the content of the US delegation's message.

According to the source cited by "Agentstvo", Ratcliffe had arrived in Moscow with a message urging Russia to end the war as soon as possible.

It is alleged that the American side assesses Russia's military and economic situation as increasingly difficult and that for this reason Washington seeks an early end to the conflict.

The message, according to the same source, caused a negative reaction in Moscow.

"It seems that Ratcliffe has come to the wrong address," was quoted as the reaction in the Kremlin circle.

This position has not been officially confirmed by the White House or the CIA.

Meetings with Russian intelligence leaders

During his stay in Moscow, Ratcliffe met with the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergei Naryshkin.

According to Western media reports, the CIA director also held a meeting with the head of the Federal Security Service (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov.

After one of these meetings, Putin was briefed on the content of the talks.

The "Agentstvo" source claims that it was precisely after this report that the decision was made not to hold the meeting between the Russian president and the CIA director.

The Kremlin confirms only part of the information

The Kremlin has not given a detailed explanation for the cancellation of the meeting.

Officially, Russian authorities have only confirmed that Ratcliffe did not meet with Putin, while the president was informed about the results of the CIA director's talks with the heads of the Russian security services.

This leaves open questions about the exact content of the American message and the concrete reason why the planned meeting was canceled.

If the report is accurate, Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow shows that channels of communication between Washington and Moscow remain active at the intelligence level, even as political relations between the two countries continue to be tense.

However, claims about the content of Ratcliffe's message and Putin's reaction are based on publicly unconfirmed sources and should be treated with caution.


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