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  "id": 3653399,
  "title": "CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO countries during Moscow trip: Sources",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cia-director-warned-russia-not-to-attack-nato-countries-during-moscow",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T03:13:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/International/cia-director-warned-russia-attack-nato-countries-moscow/story?id=135992825"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe recently traveled to Moscow, with the purpose of warning Russia against attacking NATO countries, according to sources cited by ABC News. The trip also saw discussions on Iran, as per a source familiar with the meetings. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the purpose of Ratcliffe's visit. While the CIA declined to comment on the trip, President Donald Trump, in an interview with Glenn Beck, called it \"semi-routine\" and denied the visit was related to Russian aggression against NATO or Iranian economic pressure. Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman confirmed Ratcliffe had contact with Russian intelligence agencies, though no meeting with Putin was reported.",
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      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Reports: CIA Chief Warned Russia Against NATO Attack and Aid to Iran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/reports-cia-chief-warned-russia-against-nato-attack-and-aid-to-iran",
        "published": "2026-08-26T23:57:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO during secretive trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cia-director-john-ratcliffe-warned-russia-not-to-attack-nato-during",
        "published": "2026-08-27T00:40:08.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "CIA director warned Russia not to attack Nato members during Moscow trip",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cia-director-warned-russia-not-to-attack-nato-members-during-moscow",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:09:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO members: US media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cia-director-warned-russia-not-to-attack-nato-members-us-media",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "CIA director warned Russia not to attack NATO members: US media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cia-director-warned-russia-not-to-attack-nato-members-us-media-3655309",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:51:54.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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