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CIA chief warned Moscow over Ukraine, Iran support, possible attack on NATO territory - report

CNN reported that Ratcliffe also used the trip to warn the Kremlin to cut off economic and military support for Iran.

The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.
An explosion over the city during a Russian missile and drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 6, 2026.

Moscow threatens British military sites as Kremlin rejects claims of NATO attack plans

Foreign Intelligence Service Director Sergey Naryshkin attends a military parade on Victory Day, marking the 81st anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2026.

Russia's foreign spy chief confirms he held talks with CIA director in Moscow

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe attends a US House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, March 19, 2026.

CIA director warned Russia against attacking NATO members during Moscow visit - report


Russia's 'General Armageddon' detained after aiding Wagner mutiny - report

Russian General Sergei Surovikin reportedly has been detained after an abortive armed mutiny by mercenaries on Saturday.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin and Colonel General Sergei Surovikin, commander of Russian forces in Syria, attend a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin

Putin's former 'puppet master' urges an end to mercenary groups like Wagner

Vladislav Surkov, once known as the Kremlin’s ‘puppet master’ by friends and foes alike, said "private military companies" were an idea imported from the US, created to engage in proxy wars.

 Fighters of Wagner private mercenary group pull out of the headquarters of the Southern Military District to return to base, in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023

Wagner Group's Prigozhin calls for mutiny, says Russia killed thousands

Wagner militia chief takes feud with top brass to new level, Prigozhin earlier accused army of deceiving Putin over Ukraine

 Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin speaks with servicemen during withdrawal of his forces from Bakhmut in an unidentified location, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this still image taken from video released June 1, 2023.

UAE wishes to strengthen ties with Russia, Sheikh Mohammed tells Putin

The Middle East economic powerhouse has sought to maintain what it says is a neutral position on the Ukraine war.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan attend a meeting at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 16, 2023.

State treason trial of Russian physicist begins in St. Petersburg

Anatoly Maslov, 76, is one of three hypersonic missile scientists who worked at an institute in Novosibirsk and who are now facing what the Kremlin has said are "very serious accusations."

 Hypersonic rocket.

Kremlin: Russia's security services 'know their job' after Ukraine says Putin tops its kill list

Vadym Skibitsky, deputy head of Ukraine's military intelligence service, told Germany's Die Welt newspaper that Kyiv wanted to assassinate Putin.

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, April 21, 2023.

Two Russian exiles, Kremlin critics, possible poisoned in Germany

Two women, a journalist and a director of an anti-Kremlin NGO, reported symptoms that suggested possible poisoning.

German police gather near Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany, June 6, 2018.

Russia: UK military aid to Ukraine won't change conflict's course

Dmitry Peskov: "We take an extremely negative view of this. Britain is trying to be one of the leading countries which keeps pumping weapons into Ukraine."

 Britain's Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak (L), walks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky after greeting him on his arrival at Chequers on May 15, 2023 in Aylesbury, England.

Belarusian Lukashenko disappears for a week, public speculate he's ill

Lukashenko's office declined to comment on the state of his health while Russia denied he was ill.

 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attends a meeting with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon in Dushanbe, Tajikistan October 11, 2022

A new 'Club of Angry Patriots' is entering Russian politics, threatening Putin

The group said it was entering politics as an opposition party without any formal or informal instruction from the Kremlin.

 A still image taken from video shows a flying object exploding in an intense burst of light near the dome of the Kremlin Senate building during the alleged Ukrainian drone attack in Moscow, Russia, in this image taken from video obtained by Reuters May 3, 2023