WSJ: CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO
CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Moscow against testing NATO unity as U.S. intelligence assessed Russia could stage a limited assault, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Ratcliffe secretly flew to Moscow to urge Russian officials to stop sharing weapons and defense technology with Iran and avoid 'overreacting' to sanctions.
- Mirroring his clandestine trip to Cuba in May, the visit reflects Trump's strategy of deploying Ratcliffe for tense diplomatic negotiations with major adversaries.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent threatened on Monday to expand sanctions on countries maintaining ties with Iran, while Russia has reportedly bolstered Tehran's drone arsenal and may help pinpoint strikes against U.S. facilities in the Middle East.
- Ratcliffe, widely viewed as a Russia hawk, addressed concerns over the Kremlin's 'short-of-war' techniques—sabotage and cyberattacks—used to undermine allies in Europe without triggering broader NATO retaliation.
- Official silence surrounds the flight, with spokespeople for the embassies of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia declining comment, while a Treasury Department spokesperson did not respond on Wednesday.
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CIA director John Ratcliffe warned Russia of an attack on NATO allies during his visit to Moscow, according to media reports.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has warned Russia against attacking NATO, sources told the Wall Street Journal after the intelligence chief's trip to Russia earlier this week.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly warned Russia against attacking NATO countries during a surprise visit to Moscow, the Wall Street Journal and Politico report.
CIA boss warned Russia not to attack Nato: US media
A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on Nato member states, US media reported on Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump sought to downplay the visit. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported CIA Director John Ratcliffe aimed to dissuade Russia from attacking Nato members amid US intelligence assessments that Moscow could seek to test the alliance. The Journal specified that …
Washington, United States. The CIA director's unusual trip to Moscow this week was to dissuade Russia from any attack on NATO member states, media reports from the United States on Wednesday.President Donald Trump had tried to downplay John Ratcliffe's visit. However, the Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported that the CIA director sought to deter Russia from attacking NATO members, amid U.S. intelligence reports that Moscow could seek to tes…
The highly unusual visit to Moscow this week by the director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was aimed at warning Russia not to organize any attack on NATO member states, US media reported on Wednesday.
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