CIA Director John Ratcliffe's plane left Moscow earlier this evening, just hours after his arrival, according to The Zioneer. The brief visit lasted only a few hours.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe departed Moscow earlier this evening, just hours after arriving, according to The Zioneer. His plane left the Russian capital tonight, concluding a visit that lasted only a few hours. No immediate details on the outcome of his talks have been released.
The visit was first reported on Tuesday evening: at 17:13 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that a senior U.S. official was in Russia for talks. Subsequent updates identified the official as CIA Director John Ratcliffe and disclosed that he had traveled aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17. At 20:27 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Washington had asked Ukraine to suspend strikes on Russian cities during the visit, and confirmed Ratcliffe's landing.
The trip is the highest-level Trump administration visit to Russia since January, as The Zioneer reported. The purpose of the discussions has not been officially disclosed.
It remains unknown whether Ratcliffe met with President Vladimir Putin or other senior Russian officials, and what, if any, agreements were reached.
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