"I am grateful for the information and for the necessary tone of the conversation with Russia," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow in a military cargo plane from Riga, Latvia. It is not clear whom he met or what the purpose of his trip was.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow on Tuesday, prompting speculation over the reasons for the unannounced trip that lasted only a few hours. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pesko

CIA Director John Ratcliffe met secretly with Russian officials in Moscow this week to discuss NATO, Ukraine and Iran.

The Kremlin says CIA Director John Ratcliffe held talks in Moscow with his intelligence counterparts, a rare and secretive visit at a time when relations with Washington remain strained over Russia’s

CIA director John Ratcliffe made a surprise, unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday, the first time America's spy chief has visited Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

CIA Director John Ratcliffe raised eyebrows this week after secretly jetting off to Moscow, Russia, and while the Kremlin denied that any meetings between Russian officials and Ratcliffe took place, two insiders on Saturday revealed at least one apparent reason for the mysterious trip.

The director of the CIA made a surprise visit to Moscow for talks with Russian officials, but both capitals remained tight-lipped on purpose of the trip.

Mystery swirled around a U.S. military transport aircraft that on Tuesday landed in Moscow, according to tracking data. It was not known who was on board the plane and why it was in Russia. When asked, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said he did not have information about the aircraft.

Flight trackers exposed CIA Director John Ratcliffe's Russia trip before officials did, while the mission's purpose remained hidden.