Trump says Putin won’t attack NATO territory
The article reports on US President Donald Trump's assertion that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not attack NATO territory, despite US intelligence warnings and a rare visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow. Ratcliffe reportedly discussed preventing a Russian strike on NATO and the US-Israeli war on Iran. Both the Kremlin and EU officials dismissed reports of an imminent Russian attack on NATO as 'scare stories,' while Russia reiterated its stance on continuing the 'special military operation' in Ukraine.
The article reports on US President Donald Trump's assertion that Russian leader Vladimir Putin would not attack NATO territory, despite US intelligence warnings and a rare visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow. Ratcliffe reportedly discussed preventing a Russian strike on NATO and the US-Israeli war on Iran. Both the Kremlin and EU officials dismissed reports of an imminent Russian attack on NATO as 'scare stories,' while Russia reiterated its stance on continuing the 'special military operation' in Ukraine.
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