CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow overnight to meet with Russian officials, a US official familiar with his travel told CNN.
The official declined to share the substance of the meetings or the topics set to be discussed.
The CIA declined to comment.
The visit is Ratcliffe’s first known trip to the country as CIA director under President Donald Trump. It comes as negotiations to end the war between Russia and Ukraine have stalled.
It also comes one day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast” — a new strategy designed to isolate Iran from the rest of the world by punishing countries and entities that continue to do business with Tehran. Russia is a strategic trading partner with Iran.
