美国中央情报局(CIA)局长约翰·拉特克利夫于8月25日(周二)抵达莫斯科进行未公开的会谈 123。这是拉特克利夫就任CIA局长以来的首次已知访俄行程,也是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普第二任期内访俄的最高级别美国官员之一 123。此次访问事先未作宣布,华盛顿和莫斯科均未确认访问的具体性质及拉特克利夫的会谈对象 12。克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫表示,对美军机抵达莫斯科一事“没有相关信息” 3。Flightradar24数据显示,一架美国空军C-17军用运输机从马里兰州安德鲁斯联合基地起飞,经拉脱维亚飞往莫斯科伏努科沃机场 23。CBS News和Axios均报道了此次访问 3。
此次访问发生在美俄就结束俄乌战争谈判陷入僵局之际 2。特朗普政府要求基辅在拉特克利夫访俄期间暂停对俄罗斯主要城市的远程打击 2。莫斯科在本月早些时候释放了一名自2022年起被拘押的美国前海军陆战队员 2。此次访问的具体原因尚不明确,但CIA此前曾参与斡旋2024年的美俄囚犯交换行动,促成了埃文·格尔什科维奇和保罗·惠兰的释放 2。此外,美国财政部长斯科特·贝森特于周一宣布了一项旨在孤立伊朗的新经济制裁战略 2。
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Moscow on Tuesday, August 25, for an unannounced visit and meetings 123. This marks his first known trip to Russia since taking office as CIA chief 23, and he appears to be one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit the country during President Donald Trump's second term 1. The visit was reported by US media outlets including CBS News and Axios 3. Flight tracking data from Flightradar24 showed that a US Air Force C-17 military transport plane traveled from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland to Latvia before landing at Moscow's Vnukovo airport 23. Neither Washington nor Moscow has confirmed the specific nature of the visit or identified who Ratcliffe was scheduled to meet 1. Furthermore, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated he had "no information" regarding the arrival of the US military aircraft in the Russian capital 3.
The unannounced trip takes place amid a stalemate in negotiations between the US and Russia over ending the war in Ukraine 2. During the visit, the Trump administration reportedly asked Kyiv to pause long-range strikes on major Russian cities 2. The visit follows Moscow's release earlier this month of a former US Marine who had been detained since 2022 2. The CIA has been involved in such diplomatic efforts previously, having mediated the 2024 prisoner exchange that secured the release of Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan 2. In a separate development on Monday, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new economic sanctions strategy designed to isolate Iran 2.
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