According to CBS, the BBC’s US news partner, the head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) flew to Moscow for surprise negotiations. According to reports, John Ratcliffe landed in the Russian city earlier on Tuesday. Neither Washington nor Moscow has confirmed the purpose of the visit or who he was scheduled to meet.
High-level American and Russian officials rarely meet face to face. According to flight tracking data, on Tuesday, a huge US military aircraft flew from the US to Russia via Latvia. Later on Tuesday, it left.
The Pentagon, the White House, and the CIA have all been approached by BBC News for comment. The C-17 transport aircraft was seen reaching Moscow’s Vnukovo international airport in footage shared on social media.
According to FlightRadar24 data, it left Riga airport at 05:50 GMT and seemed to have touched down in the Russian capital at about 07:04 GMT. Just before 17:00 GMT, it arrived back in Riga. Social media footage allegedly depicted a diplomatic motorcade passing through Moscow.
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