US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

August 26, 2026 10:32 AM

US spy chief visits Russia for meetings, media reports

U.S. CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow on Tuesday for meetings with Russian officials, U.S. media outlets reported, citing unnamed sources. The trip would be the first known visit to the Russian capital by a U.S. spy chief since Ratcliffe's predecessor, William Burns, held talks with Vladimir Putin in November 2021. About three months after that meeting, the Russian president launched Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. CBS News and Axios reported the visit by Ratcliffe, U.S. President ...

CIA chief visits Cuba as Trump urges sweeping changes

May 15, 2026 11:08 AM

CIA chief visits Cuba as Trump urges sweeping changes

CIA director John Ratcliffe on Thursday delivered a message from President Donald Trump to top Cuban officials in Havana that the U.S. would "seriously engage" with the island´s government on economic and security issues "only if it makes fundamental changes," a CIA official told Reuters. Ratcliffe’s trip appeared to be only the second visit by a CIA director to Cuba since former leader Fidel Castro´s 1959 revolution, underscoring a rare moment of high-level contact between the two countrie...

US cuts off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine

March 5, 2025 10:37 PM

US cuts off intelligence-sharing with Ukraine

The U.S. has cut off intelligence-sharing with Kyiv, said CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Wednesday, in a move that could seriously hamper the Ukrainian military's ability to target Russian forces. The decision to cut off intelligence-sharing and military aid to Ukraine starkly illustrates the Trump administration's willingness to play hardball with an ally to force it to the negotiating table. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he received a letter from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Z...