BIG: CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow this week to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries.

Intelligence summary

BIG: CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a surprise visit to Moscow this week to warn Russia not to attack NATO countries. The visit followed new U.S. intelligence assessments suggesting Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve with a limited attack on an allied country in the coming years. U.S. officials are concerned about scenarios ranging from a cyberattack to a small-scale ground incursion, most likely involving a Baltic state. They also worry that depleted Western weapons stockpiles—after