CIA chief travels to Moscow for unannounced talks, US media reports - BBC News

Flight tracking data confirms an American military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday.

Image source, APImage caption, John Ratcliffe reportedly travelled to the Russian capital on board a military plane on Tuesday (file photo)

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, the BBC's US news partner CBS has reported.

John Ratcliffe reportedly arrived in the Russian capital earlier on Tuesday. Neither Washington or Moscow have confirmed the nature of the visit or who he was due to meet.

In-person talks between high-level American and Russian officials are rare.

Flight tracking data confirmed a large US military aircraft travelled to Russia from the US via Latvia on Tuesday. It departed later on Tuesday.