Washington Post25 Aug, 2026 07:41 PM4 mins to readDirector of the CIA John Ratcliffehas made an unannounced trip to Russia. Photo / Getty ImagesDirector of the CIA John Ratcliffehas made an unannounced trip to Russia. Photo / Getty ImagesCIA director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, people familiar with the matter said, for a rare visit by a US spy agency chief as Russia slogs through its fifth year of war in Ukraine.
US officials had not announced Ratcliffe’s trip but publicly available flight-tracking data captured the
