Trump says Russia is 'not going to attack' NATO territory as CIA chief visits Moscow
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Vladimir Putin is "not going to attack" NATO territory, pushing back against media reports that Washington is concerned about a possible Russian move on Europe.Trump's comments came two days after CIA Director John Ratcliffe flew to Moscow for surprise talks that the Wall Street Journal and CBS News had said was an attempt to dissuade Russia from attacking NATO members, amid US intelligence assessments that Moscow could seek to test the alliance.Ratcliffe also used the trip, which wasn’t announced publicly, to encourage Russia to cut off economic and military support for Iran as the administration works to choke off Tehran financially.American and European officials have grown increasingly concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could test NATO with a limited incursion, potentially on one of Moscow’s neighbors, as his war in Ukraine grinds ahead without resolution."I've had good talks with him. He's not going to be attacking a NATO territory," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office when asked if the Russian president had agreed not to do so.Asked to confirm the reports about Ratcliffe delivering a warning to the