CIA Chief's Moscow Visit Delivers Warning to Russia Over NATO Attack Risk

CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise trip to Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO, in his first publicly known visit as CIA chief. The trip, disclosed after a plane was spotted in Moscow and multiple outlets cited unnamed sources, reportedly included pressing Iran-related sanctions tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Kremlin officials said contacts occurred through intelligence services and that Ratcliffe did not meet Putin. The visit comes as Russia-Ukraine fighting intensifies and Zelenskyy warns Putin may escalate the war.