If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe’s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director
The report said Ratcliffe departed Washington on Sunday, travelled to Latvia aboard a US government aircraft and then flew from Riga to Moscow on a US Air Force C-17. Because the Kremlin said it had no information about the aircraft, the timing fuelled speculation. CBS News also reported that Ratcliffe was in Moscow for meetings, citing sources familiar with the situation. If confirmed, it would mark Ratcliffe’s first known trip to Russia since becoming CIA director and the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to the country since January.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also said there were no meetings with US administration officials planned in Moscow this week, according to Newsweek. CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, citing two US officials, according to Axios.