- A coalition of NATO members, including Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Romania, and France, is participating in exercises while Moscow threatens strikes against NATO states.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow for meetings as Russia may authorize actions against NATO.
John Ratcliffe met with the FSB director in Moscow to discuss hybrid warfare threats and Russia's renewed threats to NATO.
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John Ratcliffe met with the FSB director in Moscow to discuss hybrid warfare threats and Russia's renewed threats to NATO.
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Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Amid heightened tensions, officials like Kristen Michal and Kyrylo Budanov are linking recent arson attacks and destabilization attempts to Russia, highlighting the hybrid warfare threat facing Europe and the Baltics.Sub-event
Ratcliffe met FSB director in Moscow, discussing hybrid warfare targets and Russia's threats to NATO/Baltics.1 source
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow for meetings as Russia may authorize actions against NATO.Also in this story
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John Ratcliffe
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency since 2025
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NATO
intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states
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Baltic states
three countries east of the Baltic Sea: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
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