Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said that CIA Director John Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow on 25 August was related to contact between the Russian and US intelligence services, The Washington Post reports.
Asked about the purpose of Ratcliffe's visit, Peskov said it was related to "contacts between security services".
Peskov declined to provide any further details.
Earlier on Tuesday 25 August, he said the Kremlin had no information about a US military aircraft that had arrived at Moscow's Vnukovo International Airport.
He said the Russian side had no plans to meet with representatives of the US administration this week.
