# US media report CIA chief John Ratcliffe warned Russia against attacking Baltic NATO allies

https://mins.news/en/video/35157

- DW News, 2026-08-28 03:15 UTC
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- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UXA5nc5xrY

> US media reports say CIA chief John Ratcliffe’s trip on Tuesday focused on the possibility of Russian escalation involving NATO’s Baltic members. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the reports as “scare stories,” while President Trump played them down.

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