US-Russia Relations

Report: CIA Director Visits Russia Secretly

CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow for meetings, according to information provided to CBS News.

The information comes after a US transport plane was seen at an airport in the Russian capital.

Neither Washington nor the Kremlin have commented, and it is not clear from the information what the meetings are about.

Source: US asked Ukraine to pause attacks

Before CIA Director John Ratcliffe's trip to Moscow, the White House informed Ukraine that a US delegation was going to Russia, a source told Axios.

The purpose of informing Ukraine was to get the country to stop attacks on Russia until the US delegation left.

According to information provided to CBS, Ratcliffe has traveled to Moscow for meetings. What the meetings are about is unclear.