{"id":16835,"date":"2026-08-26T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16835"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T11:16:44","slug":"russia-planning-to-use-nukes-why-cia-chief-made-emergency-visit-to-moscow-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16835","title":{"rendered":"Russia planning to use nukes? Why CIA chief made &#8217;emergency&#8217; visit to Moscow; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133537460,imgsize-730041,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/apphoto.jpg\" alt=\"Russia planning to use nukes? Why CIA chief made 'emergency' visit to Moscow; report\" title=\"Ratcliffe\u2019s &quot;emergency&quot; visit to Moscow comes amid concerns over a possible escalation of the Ukraine war\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Ratcliffe\u2019s &quot;emergency&quot; visit to Moscow comes amid concerns over a possible escalation of the Ukraine war\">Ratcliffe\u2019s &#8220;emergency&#8221; visit to Moscow comes amid concerns over a possible escalation of the Ukraine war<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Russia may be considering a dramatic escalation of the Ukraine war with CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly travelling to Moscow for an \u201cemergency\u201d meeting amid fears that the Kremlin could resort to nuclear weapons or target Ukraine\u2019s Western allies, DailyMail reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>According to the Daily Mail, Ratcliffe is believed to have delivered a warning to Russian officials against escalating the conflict, including through the use of a nuclear weapon. The message was reportedly a \u201cjust don\u2019t do it\u201d warning, based on US intelligence assessments that Russia could respond quickly and dramatically after renewed setbacks on the battlefield.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The reported visit comes as tensions between Moscow and the UK have also risen over Britain\u2019s expanding military support for Ukraine.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The reported US warning coincided with an interesting development involving Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent, citing a source familiar with the situation, reported that Washington had asked Kyiv to refrain from striking Moscow and St Petersburg while Ratcliffe was in Russia.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The source cited by Kyiv Independent claimed Kyiv agreed to pause strikes on the two cities between August 24 and 26, adding that US officials did not believe Russian air defences around the cities were strong enough to guarantee protection.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>A US official also confirmed to The Kyiv Independent that Ratcliffe was scheduled to meet senior Russian officials, although the agenda of the discussions remained unclear. The Kremlin has not officially commented on the reported visit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The trip was first brought into focus after Flightradar24 data showed a US Air Force C-17 military transport aircraft flying from Riga, Latvia, to Moscow\u2019s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday. <!-- -->The aircraft, operating under the call sign RCH4555, left Riga at around 8.50am and landed in Moscow shortly after 10am.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The flight had arrived in Riga on August 23 from Camp Springs, Maryland, home to Joint Base Andrews, a key US military facility associated with presidential air transport.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The reported Ratcliffe visit comes against the backdrop of intensifying US-Russia contacts since Donald Trump returned to the White House and pledged to negotiate an end to the Ukraine war.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>However, repeated visits to Moscow by Trump\u2019s peace envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have so far failed to bridge major differences between Russia and Ukraine, particularly over territory. Their planned first visit to Ukraine this week was also postponed.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/russia-planning-to-use-nukes-why-cia-chief-made-emergency-visit-to-moscow-report\/articleshow\/133537199.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ratcliffe\u2019s &#8220;emergency&#8221; visit to Moscow comes amid concerns over a possible escalation of the Ukraine war Russia may be considering a dramatic escalation of the Ukraine war with CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly travelling to Moscow for an \u201cemergency\u201d meeting amid fears that the Kremlin could resort to nuclear weapons or target Ukraine\u2019s Western allies, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787743005_apphoto.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Ratcliffe\u2019s &#8220;emergency&#8221; 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