Concerns about a possible Russian attack on the Baltic states have also been expressed in Western countries.
One of the goals of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow at the end of August was to warn V. Putin about the consequences if Russia attacked NATO members.
As sources cited by The Wall Street Journal indicated, a Russian attack on NATO could possibly be directly related to the Baltic states.
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At that time, the White House did not disclose the purpose of the CIA chief’s visit. However, several unofficial versions circulated in the media – that J. Ratcliffe warned before resuming US-led Russia-Ukraine negotiations that Russia is losing the war with Ukraine and therefore should be more flexible regarding peace terms, or that he firmly emphasized that the transfer of intelligence information to Iran, with which the US is currently at war, is unacceptable.
