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"Who did he meet?" - The mystery of the CIA chief's visit to Moscow

2026-08-26 13:55:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"Who did he meet?" - The mystery of the CIA chief's visit to

The scenarios that emerged were numerous, while it has not yet been revealed who CIA chief John Ratcliffe met with in Moscow and what he discussed. The only thing certain, according to the Kremlin, is that he did not meet with Vladimir Putin.

"No meetings with Putin are planned," the Russian president's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told the Russian state news agency TASS.

Ratcliffe's visit was his first known official trip to Russia. The CIA chief maintains contact with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), who had previously stated his willingness to meet with him.

Peskov also told the Washington Post that Ratcliffe's visit was about "contacts between security services," without providing further details.

A US official had previously confirmed to the Kyiv Independent that the CIA director would meet with senior Russian officials, although it remains unclear what exactly was discussed in those contacts.

The Ukrainian side had been informed that a US delegation would travel to Russia, but was not initially informed that Ratcliffe would attend, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Ukrainian officials are expected to be briefed on the results of the visit, although it is unclear whether Ratcliffe will travel to Kiev to brief them, the source added.

The United States has also asked Ukraine not to carry out attacks on Moscow or St. Petersburg while Ratcliffe is in Russia, Axios said.

The visit comes as Washington and Moscow have boosted bilateral ties under President Donald Trump, who took office in January 2025 vowing to negotiate an end to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Despite repeated visits to Moscow by Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, peace talks have essentially stalled, as Russia and Ukraine remain at significant odds over the issue of territories.

Witkoff and Kushner were scheduled to make their first visits to Ukraine this week, but their trip has been postponed.

A source denied earlier reports that the postponement was due to escalating Russian attacks, saying Trump wanted to keep the two envoys close to him because of the ongoing standoff with Iran.

The head of the Ukrainian negotiating team, Rustem Umerov, spoke with Witkoff by phone on August 23. According to the same source, Witkoff pledged to visit Ukraine at a later date.

Despite the stalemate in peace talks, Washington and Moscow have kept diplomatic channels open. Those contacts helped lead to an agreement on August 11 to release former U.S. Marine Robert Gilman, who had been imprisoned in Russia for four years. 


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