Kremlin denies planned talks with US envoys amid reports CIA head in Russia

Washington reportedly alerted Ukraine to refrain from strikes until delegation leaves Moscow, US media reports.Published On 25 Aug 202625 Aug 2026The United States’ spy chief is reportedly visiting Moscow for meetings, according to US media outlets, even as the Kremlin says no talks with US envoys are planned this week.CBS News, citing unnamed sources familiar with the situation, reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in the Russian capital on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou on accountability and CIA’s historylist 2 of 4Russian expert warns of impending social crisis as Ukraine death toll riseslist 3 of 4Zelenskyy says wartime elections could ‘destroy’ Ukrainelist 4 of 4UK to help Ukraine build Storm Shadow long-range missiles: Why it mattersend of listAxios separately confirmed the highest-level visit by a Trump administration official to Russia since January, quoting a US official.The outlets did not say whom he was meeting or what the talks are expected to cover. The CIA declined to comment, according to the Reuters news agency.The news comes after a US military transport aircraft travelled from Riga to Moscow, accordi...