Speculation About Putin's Intentions - Is Moscow Planning an Attack on the West?
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History and common sense say that behind-the-scenes diplomacy can be more effective than a public discussion of positions, which is reinforced by Russia's insistence on the advantages of speaking frankly behind closed doors for a decade, but in fact Moscow has long been practicing at all levels what it accuses others of — blurring the distinction between public and non-public rhetoric.
The visit of CIA director John Ratcliffe to Russia has raised many questions. Was it about preventing the Kremlin from attacking the Baltics? A certain scenario seems to be particularly plausible.
Last week, a serious storm was stirred up in the whirlwind of international events when CIA Director John Ratcliffe unexpectedly traveled to Moscow: we also wrote that it was possible that he had delivered some kind of warning to Russia. A whole series of speculations emerged after that: some analysts and politicians began to fear a Russian attack on NATO, others an escalation of the war in Ukraine. One thing is certain: whatever Putin is planni…
While last week, both Latvian and Western media were full of statements and speculation from various experts about the visit to Moscow by US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe, Russian state television was silent about it.
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