CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week with an operator from the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, sources say. Rare meeting with Cuban officials underscores secretive diplomacy.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Havana last week for a rare meeting with senior Cuban officials, accompanied by an operator involved in the U.S. mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro earlier this year, sources tell CBS News.
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