# Europe Skeptical CIA Moscow Trip Was to Warn Off Baltic Attack

https://mins.news/en/item/35876

- Bloomberg News, 2026-08-28 15:57 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-28/europe-skeptical-cia-moscow-trip-was-to-warn-off-baltic-attack?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a91afe18f085800017b57e9

> European officials say there is no evidence Russia is preparing a conventional attack on NATO or a Baltic state, rebutting reports that this may have been the main focus of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow this week.

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