Report: Purpose of CIA Director’s Trip to Moscow Was to Deliver a Serious Warning to Russia

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe's unannounced visit to Moscow earlier this week was reportedly to deliver a message to Russia not to invade any of the NATO countries. The post Report: Purpose of CIA Director’s Trip to Moscow Was to Deliver a Serious Warning to Russia appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

Report: Purpose of CIA Director’s Trip to Moscow Was to Deliver a Serious Warning to Russia

TL;DR

  • CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow unannounced to warn Russia against invading NATO countries.
  • The visit was based on U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting Putin might test NATO's resolve with a limited assault.
  • Potential targets for an incursion could be Baltic countries, possibly by trying to seize territory bordering Kaliningrad.
  • Concerns about depleted Western munitions, due to expenditures in the Ukraine and Iran wars, may influence Putin's decisions.
  • Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence officials but not President Putin.