On August 27–29, 2026, President Trump stated he had assurances from Vladimir Putin that Russia would not attack NATO territory, citing good conversations. By August 29, CIA Director John Ratcliffe's covert Moscow trip was revealed to have included a proposal for a trilateral Trump-Putin-Zelenskyy summit.
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Trump: Putin is not going to be attacking NATO territory.
Trump says Putin will not attack NATO territory, downplays Ratcliffe trip Reuters
President Donald Trump said he does not believe Russian President Vladimir Putin will attack NATO members, as tensions rise in Europe over Moscow targeting countries that supply weapons and money to Ukraine.
President Trump said on Aug. 27 that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack NATO territory, citing what he called “good talks” with Putin in remarks to reporters in the Oval Office [firstpost.com#1][rferl.org#1][lemonde.fr#1][euronews.com#1][digi24.ro#1]. Earlier the same day, Trump told Axios he was not concerned about a possible Russian provocation against NATO countries and said CIA D
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Trump Says Putin Will Not Attack NATO Territory The U.S. president said Vladimir Putin would not attack NATO territory and played down reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Russia to warn Moscow against such a move. READ MORE
Asked why Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed or committed not to attack NATO territory, Trump responded, “I had good conversations with him. He is not going to attack NATO territory.”
CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between President Trump, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelensky during his covert trip to Moscow earlier this week in an effort to end the war, two sources briefed on the matter told Axios. Why it matters: This was the first time Ratcliffe got personally involved in the diplomatic push to broker a breakthrough between Russ