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Politics● LowAug 26 · Aug 26, 2026, 10:44 AM

Kremlin says CIA chief met Russian counterparts, not Putin, in Moscow

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from France 24 [en]

The Director of the CIA John Ratcliffe held ​talks with Russian intelligence officials during his visit to ​Moscow ‌on ⁠Tuesday but did not ‌meet President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin ⁠said on Wednesday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ​said it was also too ​early to say ​whether such contacts ​between the two countries' intelligence ​agencies could help improve US-Russia relations.

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