US President Donald Trump dismissed the possibility of Russia attacking NATO countries while rejecting reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow to warn the Kremlin against such a move. Trump made the remarks in a phone interview with Axios on Thursday, Aug. 27, after several media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and Politico, reported on Wednesday, Aug. 26, that Ratcliffe made a surprise trip to Moscow on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to warn Russian President Vladimir Putin against attacking a NATO member.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “Ratcliffe sees his Russian counterpart once every six months or once every year,” Trump said, adding that “they have a very good relationship.” “There was no message and there was nothing unusual,” he continued. “I am not concerned… at all. There is no problem.” Russia confirms CIA meeting According to Axios, Naryshkin confirmed Thursday that he met Ratcliffe during his trip to Moscow. He described their discussions as a regular part of intelligence work and said there was “nothing out of the ordinary.” According to several media outlets, US intelligence assessments had focused on possible threats to the Baltic states – Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania – amid concerns that Moscow could seek to test NATO’s resolve through a limited incursion or a different kind of provocation, such as a cyberattack or hybrid warfare.