The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "contacts between intelligence services"

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The American Boeing C-17 Globemaster III on which CIA Director John Ratcliffe arrived in Russia has departed Moscow, Zvezda TV channel reports. Put the china away

The purpose of CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow was "contacts between intelligence services," Peskov told The Washington Post.

Later, in a comment to TASS, he said there were no plans for contacts between Ratcliffe and Putin.

"Contacts with Putin were not planned," he said.