RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇺🇸🇮🇷🇷🇺⚠️ U.S. intelligence believes the six-month war with Iran may be creating a dangerous new opening for Moscow, with the Kremlin reportedly viewing America as militarily weakened and potentially more vulnerable to Russian escalation against U.S. interests and allies in Europe. According to The Washington Post, a classified CIA assessment preceding Director John Ratcliffe’s secret visit to Moscow concluded that the Kremlin sees the United States as weakened by the prolonged Iran campaign and may view the situation as an opportunity to increase pressure in Europe. The assessment comes amid serious concerns over depleted U.S. weapons inventories, partic

🇺🇸🇮🇷🇷🇺⚠️ U.S. intelligence believes the six-month war with Iran may be creating a dangerous new opening for Moscow, with the Kremlin reportedly viewing America as militarily weakened and potentially more vulnerable to Russian escalation against U.S. interests and allies in Europe.

According to The Washington Post, a classified CIA assessment preceding Director John Ratcliffe’s secret visit to Moscow concluded that the Kremlin sees the United States as weakened by the prolonged Iran campaign and may view the situation as an opportunity to increase pressure in Europe. The assessment comes amid serious concerns over depleted U.S. weapons inventories, particularly Patriot air-defense interceptors, Tomahawk cruise missiles and other key munitions heavily consumed during the Iran war. Ratcliffe subsequently warned Russian officials against significantly escalating the war in Ukraine, arguing that such a move could backfire by pushing Donald Trump closer toward Volodymyr Zelensky and stronger support for Kyiv. 

The strategic danger is increasingly clear: Moscow may interpret America’s military commitments in the Middle East and depleted ammunition stocks as a temporary window of vulnerability in Europe. That makes Ukraine and NATO’s eastern flank particularly important. If the Kremlin concludes that Washington currently lacks the resources or political appetite to respond decisively on multiple fronts, it could become more willing to test Western resolve through escalation in Ukraine, hybrid operations or pressure against NATO members. Ratcliffe’s extraordinary mission to Moscow appears designed precisely to prevent that calculation from turning into action.

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