Why Moscow? CIA In Russia
A bounty of press reports, plus considerable surface evidence, suggests that CIA Director John Ratcliffe just made a surprise visit to Moscow, flying on board a military plane from Latvia. This is the first visit by a CIA director to Russia in more than five years.
Who did he meet and what were they discussing? Russia has confirmed the visit, reporting Ratcliffe did not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but did have discussions with his Russian counterparts within the KGB.
Did the Iranian War prompt this visit, the Ukraine War or both of them? Were sanctions threatened or was some kind of peace proposal offered? We don’t have a clue, although the Wall Street Journal maintained that some sort of warning was issued, possibly involving NATO. Bloomberg also engaged in speculation, concluding that we will soon be seeing an uptick in Russian attacks on Ukraine. Here’s veteran investigative reporter Ben Swann to unpack the mystery.
