WSJ: CIA Chief’s Surprise Moscow Trip Was to Warn Russia Not to Attack NATO
Ratcliffe also pressed Moscow to curb support for Iran and warned that NATO allies could respond under the alliance's collective-defense pact.
- 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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ANSAThe surprise trip of the head of the CIA to Moscow was to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries. The Wall Street Journal reports it quoting...
CIA director John Ratcliffe went to Moscow on Tuesday to discuss "between secret services," said Wednesday Kremlin's spokesman, Dmitri Peskov. Donald Trump mentioned a possible breakthrough in the Ukrainian case.
The unusual move of the CIA director to Moscow this week was intended to warn Russia against any attack against NATO, announced several American media on Wednesday, after Donald Trump sought to minimize the importance of this visit. ...
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According to media reports, the United States has warned Russia to keep its noses down.
The unusual trip of CIA director John Ratcliffe to Moscow this week aimed to warn Russia against any NATO attack, announced on Wednesday several American publications, after US president Donald Trump tried to minimize the importance of this visit, notes AFP.
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