CIA Director John Ratcliffe, during secretive trip, warned Russia not to attack NATO: Report
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced trip to Moscow to explicitly warn Russia against launching attacks or hybrid provocations targeting NATO allies.
- The warning was issued following U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting Moscow might conduct operations to test the unity of the NATO alliance and the resolve of the Trump administration.
- During the discussions with Russian intelligence officials, Ratcliffe also warned of escalated sanctions if the Strait of Hormuz is not reopened to commercial shipping traffic.
- President Donald Trump characterized the visit as a "semi-routine" effort linked to resolving the conflict in Ukraine, downplaying reports that the meeting focused on NATO or Iran threats.
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov confirmed that intelligence-level meetings took place without direct participation from Vladimir Putin, while dismissing reports of Russian plans to attack NATO as baseless.
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CIA diplomacy fails to bridge the US-Russia divide
Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit highlights strategic divisionsJames Davis reports that John Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit exposed the widening gap between Washington and Moscow over Ukraine, Iran and escalation risks. The CIA mission appears to have changed little, […] The post CIA diplomacy fails to bridge the US-Russia divide appeared first on Asi…
US CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia during a secret visit to Moscow that the country is in a worse military and economic position than the Kremlin might think. In a conversation with the head of Russian intelligence, Alexander Bortnikov, Ratcliffe urged American officials to work towards a peace agreement with Ukraine, reports the New York Times. Notably, the CIA director did not issue threats, but primarily tried to make it clear that …
According to the newspaper, John Ratcliffe did not go to Moscow to warn Putin about the consequences of an attack on NATO member states, but to encourage the Kremlin to end the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The real stake behind the unexpected visit of CIA director John Ratcliffe to Moscow took analysts by surprise. According to security expert Mark Toth, the head of American spying did not go to Russia to negotiate, but to convey to Vladimir Putin an extremely serious warning.
CIA Chief’s Moscow Trip Was About Iran, Not A NATO Warning: Estonia’s Ex-President
CIA Chief’s Moscow Trip Was About Iran, Not A NATO Warning: Estonia’s Ex-President Speculation has abounded over the nature of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise Tuesday trip to Moscow and what was conveyed to top Kremlin intelligence officials. The ‘official’ Washington narrative of what was behind the trip was issued on Wednesday in the pages of The Wall Street Journal, which laid out Ratcliffe delivered a “warning to Russia not to attack…
Former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves revealed that Ratcliffe's talks in Moscow had affected Iran rather than warnings of aggression in the Baltic States. Russia's calculations were unchanged.
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