US Media: CIA Director Warned Russia Not to Attack NATO Members

A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO member states, US media reported Wednesday, after President Donald Trump sought to downplay the visit. The Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported CIA Director John Ratcliffe aimed to dissuade Russia from attacking NATO members amid US intelligence assessments that Moscow could seek to test the alliance. The Journal specified that Putin could test the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with a "limited assault" in the next few years.