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CIA Director Makes Unannounced Trip to Moscow

HeadlineAug 26, 2026

U.S. media reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow, after flight records showed an American military plane landing in the Russian capital. A U.S. diplomatic motorcade was also spotted. The CIA director’s reported trip follows a breakdown in U.S.-brokered talks on ending the Ukraine war, though Russia did free a former U.S. Marine this month after nearly four years in detention.

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