CIA Chief Met Russian Spy Chief in Moscow
Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on August 25 for a meeting with Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service chief Sergei Naryshkin, focusing on intelligence cooperation. The visit was described as routine by U.S. President Donald Trump and confirmed by Russian officials, though no meetings with President Putin occurred.
Consensus
- John Ratcliffe, director of the CIA, visited Moscow on August 25.
- The visit included a meeting with Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
- The meeting was described as routine and part of standard intelligence cooperation.
- No meetings between Ratcliffe and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place.
- Russian officials, including Sergei Naryshkin and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, confirmed the meeting.
- U.S. President Donald Trump described the visit as a routine or ordinary event.
- The meeting focused on issues within the competence of intelligence agencies.
- The topic of intelligence cooperation was characterized as 'delicate and special' by Naryshkin.
Points of divergence
- Ratcliffe proposed a three-way meeting between Trump, Putin, and Zelensky during the visit. — vesti
- U.S. officials informed Ukrainian President Zelensky about the proposal for a three-way meeting, and Ratcliffe aimed to assess whether Russian leadership could be persuaded to restart peace talks with Ukraine. — kommersant
- Ratcliffe warned Russian officials against attacking NATO countries, specifically Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and urged Russia to reduce support for Iran. — novaya_eu
- Ratcliffe's visit was intended to warn Russia against attacking NATO states, particularly Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. — meduza
- Trump stated that Ratcliffe and Naryshkin have very good personal relations and meet every year or every six months. — tg_tass_agency
- Trump said the visit was a routine event and expressed surprise at media coverage, emphasizing that such visits are part of normal practice. — vm
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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