MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Wednesday that the director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) visited Russia on Tuesday.
CIA director John Ratcliffe's visit to Russia was related to contacts between the Russian and U.S. intelligence agencies, Peskov told a press conference.
Peskov denied that Russian President Vladimir Putin had met with Ratcliffe. ■