{"id":373496,"date":"2026-08-27T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/did-the-cia-secretly-stop-a-putin-strike-on-nato\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T09:00:06","slug":"did-the-cia-secretly-stop-a-putin-strike-on-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/did-the-cia-secretly-stop-a-putin-strike-on-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the CIA secretly stop a Putin strike on NATO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9jbGkgQGATE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Did the CIA secretly stop a Putin strike on NATO?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jbGkgQGATE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday, August 25, to meet with Russian intelligence officials, according to U.S. and Kremlin sources.<\/p>\n<p>While U.S. officials and the CIA have officially declined to comment on the exact substance of the meeting, the Wall Street Journal reports the high-level trip comes amid critical U.S. intelligence warnings. According to reports, the U.S. recently intercepted information indicating Russia is planning a new military mobilization and looking to test the resolve of NATO.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 Trump&#8217;s response to reports of a secret CIA meeting with Putin<br \/>\n1:35 WSJ report warns of a potential threat from Putin<br \/>\n5:38 Rep. Seth Moulton: Russia is testing Trump&#8217;s resolve<br \/>\n6:57 Questions grow about Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader&#8217;s status<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Trump #Russia #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare, unannounced trip to Moscow on Tuesday, August 25, to meet with Russian intelligence officials, according to U.S. and Kremlin sources. 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