# Bloomberg: European officials doubt CIA chief’s Moscow trip focused mainly on a NATO attack

https://mins.news/en/item/36184

- Meduza, 2026-08-28 21:32 UTC
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- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/29/bloomberg-european-officials-doubt-the-cia-chief-s-moscow-trip-was-mainly-about-an-attack-on-nato

> European officials told Bloomberg they see no evidence that Russia is preparing a conventional attack on NATO or a Baltic state, making them skeptical that this was the main subject of CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s August 25 Moscow visit. They believe discussions likely covered ending the Russia-Ukraine war, reaffirming NATO’s Article 5, the Iran war, and persuading Moscow to stop supporting Tehran.

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