Categories Articles and Tweets Tweets - Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) / Twitter Ratcliffe’s Moscow Mission: A Multi-Issue Crisis Negotiation? Post author By wawiimuy Post date August 27, 2026 Listen to this article When the conventional diplomatic channels we know in international relations become blocked, or when storms whipped up by the mainstream media make an issue impossible to resolve, there is a famili ← RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: JUST IN: CIA Director John Ratcliffe used his rare, unannounced trip to Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries, particularly Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Ratcliffe also urged Moscow to reduce its military and economic support for Iran Russia will likely reject the US demand to scale back its support for Iran. Ratcliffe held talks with Russian intelligence officials and Putin was briefed afterward. → RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: Bin gespannt, ob jetzt irgendwer aufwacht in Österreich…? Von wegen wir haben ja noch ein paar Jahre Zeit! WSJ: #CIA Chief’s Surprise #Moscow Trip Was to Warn #Russia Not to Attack NATO. Warning comes after new U.S. intelligence assessments indicated Russian president could launch a limited assault