Rubio Clarifies Purpose of CIA Director’s Secret Moscow Visit

CIA Chief Was in Moscow to Keep Intel-to-Intel Ties, Rubio Says

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio downplayed CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip last week to Moscow, casting it as an effort to keep communication channels open with Russia.

By Sonya Dymova

Rubio: CIA chief's Moscow visit was aimed at establishing communication between intelligence agencies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says CIA Director John Ratcliffe's recent visit to Moscow was aimed at establishing and developing communication channels between US and Russian intelligence agencies.

By Ulyana Krychkovska-Bogdanova

Marco Rubio says CIA chief Ratcliffe was in Moscow last week: ‘Visit was largely routine’

CIA director John Ratcliffe’s short and secretive visit took place on August  25, when a US military cargo plane was spotted landing in Moscow.

Is the CIA's Moscow visit a sign of a coming Russian provocation in the Baltics?

One can only speculate about the real purpose of the CIA director's unexpected visit to Moscow. The fragments fed to the media may be accurate, partly accurate, or deliberately misleading. Washington's reasons for talking to Russia extend far beyond Ukraine and the Baltic states, although the

By Marek Kohv