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World · 28 August 2026

Trump says Putin won't attack NATO, calls talks "good"

Trump says Putin won't attack NATO, calls talks "good"

Benjamin D Applebaum via Wikimedia Commons (PD US Military)

Donald Trump has insisted he isn't worried about Russia attacking the NATO alliance, despite reports of a US intelligence assessment. The US President played down a secretive visit by CIA chief John Ratcliffe to Moscow on Tuesday, calling it "semi routine" and saying Ratcliffe had "no message". Trump also claimed he has "had good talks" with Vladimir Putin, Russia's president.

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