Episode
Why did the CIA director fly to Moscow?
- Podcast
- Americano
- Published
- Aug 27, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1035
- Processing state
not_requested
Actions
POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/americano-220133/episodes/why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/americano-220133/why-did-the-cia-director-fly-to-moscow.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.
Summary
Gus Carter is joined by Owen Matthews, the Spectator's Russia writer, to discuss John Ratcliffe's unannounced trip to Moscow, where the CIA director met Russia's foreign intelligence chief but not Putin. Owen runs through the possible reasons: Iran, a suspected Russian provocation against NATO, and the stalled peace process. They also discuss the sabotage campaign across Europe and the sanctions bill that could hurt Russia more than anything Trump has tried. Learn how to earn yield on gold, paid in gold, at Monetary-Metals.com/Americano Produced by Henry Lloyd Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more. For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts . Contact us: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.