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Jewish News 24 · Aug 26, 2026

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REPORT: CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow this week, becoming the first CIA chief to travel there since 2021. The Wall Street Journal reports the trip was intended to warn Russia against attacking a NATO country amid U.S. intelligence concerns that Vladimir Putin could eventually test the alliance through cyberattacks, sabotage or a limited incursion, potentially in the Baltics. Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials but not Putin, who was later briefed. President Trump, however, described the trip as "semi-routine" and denied that it involved warnings over NATO or Iran sanctions, saying the administration remains focused on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

*REPORT:* CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow this week, becoming the first CIA chief to travel there since 2021. The Wall Street Journal reports the trip was intended to warn Russia against attacking a NATO country amid U.S. intelligence concerns that Vladimir Putin could eventually test the alliance through cyberattacks, sabotage or a limited incursion, potentially in the Baltics. Ratcliffe met Russian intelligence officials but not Putin, who was later briefed. President Trump, however, described the trip as "semi-routine" and denied that it involved warnings over NATO or Iran sanctions, saying the administration remains focused on ending the Russia-Ukraine war.

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