CIA chief meets Russian spy boss in Moscow
Sergei Naryshkin, Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, confirmed information about a meeting with the head of the US CIA, John Ratcliffe, during his visit to Moscow.
Consensus
- John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA, visited Moscow on August 25.
- Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, confirmed meeting with Ratcliffe.
- The meeting was described by both Naryshkin and Donald Trump as routine or 'working format'.
- The discussion focused on issues within the competence of intelligence services.
- The topic of intelligence work was characterized as 'delicate and special'.
- The visit was not announced in advance.
- The meeting did not involve a meeting with Vladimir Putin.
- The U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft used for the trip stopped in Riga before and after the Moscow visit.
Points of divergence
- The Wall Street Journal and Politico reported that the purpose of the visit was to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries, specifically Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and to urge Russia to reduce support for Iran. — novaya_eu
- Dmitry Peskov stated that claims about Russia's intention to attack NATO countries were unrelated to Moscow's actual intentions. — novaya_eu
- Donald Trump described the visit as 'partly routine' and expressed hope that it might yield results, particularly regarding ending the war in Ukraine. — meduza
- This was the first publicly known visit by Ratcliffe to Russia after his appointment as CIA director. — novaya_eu
Coverage (20 sources)
- CIA Director Interested in Possibility of Resuming Talks — Вести
- Axios: CIA chief proposed meeting US, Russia and Ukraine presidents — Коммерсантъ
- Main news for the morning of August 28 — Коммерсантъ
- Trump stated that the head of CIA and Narushkin have very good relations, they meet once a year to half a year. US President named... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- NYT learns about meeting of Ratcliffe and Bortnikov — Коммерсантъ
- Trump: CIA Director Ratcliffe and FSB head Naryshkin have good relations — Вечерняя Москва
- Trump: heads of Russian and US intelligence agencies meet every half year or year — Коммерсантъ
- Trump called meetings of Naryskin and Ratcliffe ordinary business — Вести
- Nothing unusual: Naryskin confirmed meeting with CIA director — РИАМО
- Naryshkin called meeting with CIA director 'working format' — Новая газета Европа
- «Discussed issues within the competence of intelligence services». Narushkin spoke about meeting with CIA director — Meduza
- Naryshkin revealed details of talks with CIA director Ratcliffe — Вести
- Naryshkin confirmed meeting with CIA director in Moscow — Ведомости
- Naryshkin stated that he communicates with foreign intelligence services almost every week — Вести
- Naryshkin called meeting with CIA director Ratcliffe 'working format' — Вести
- SVR Head Naryshkin characterizes meeting with CIA director as working format — Интерфакс
- What Naryskyin Discussed with the CIA Director in Moscow — Дождь
- Naryshkin reported discussing with CIA head in Moscow issues within intelligence agencies' competence. Intelligence agency meetings... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Naryshkin spoke about his meeting with the head of the CIA in Moscow — Дождь (Telegram)
- Naryshkin confirmed meeting with CIA director Ratcliffe in Moscow — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Naryshkin
- CIA
- Moscow
- John Rattcliff
- Russia
- USA
- Donald Trump
- SVR
- Axios
- Foreign Intelligence Service
- TASS
- Ukraine
- FSB
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