US President Donald Trump said that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will not attack the territory of NATO countries. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
According to him, Moscow does not plan to attack the territory of the North Atlantic Alliance.
"I'm not worried at all. There is no problem," Trump said in a phone interview with Axios.
Trump's statements came amid a visit by CIA Director John Ratcliffe to Moscow. On Tuesday, he met with the head of Russian foreign intelligence, Sergei Naryshkin.
A number of media outlets, including WSJ, reported that the trip could be related to conveying a warning to Moscow about the inadmissibility of attacking NATO countries. However, Trump denied this information as well.
According to him, Ratcliffe's visit was an "ordinary working trip."
"Ratcliffe meets with his Russian counterpart once every six months or once a year. They have very good relations. There was no message, and nothing unusual happened," Trump said.
At the same time, European leaders have recently publicly expressed concern about possible Russian actions against NATO, Reuters writes. This includes possible limited military provocations that could test the alliance's readiness to uphold the principle of collective defense enshrined in Article 5 of the NATO treaty.
European and US intelligence agencies also continue to report on Russia's actions in the so-called "gray zone," which, according to Reuters, are aimed at weakening NATO unity and support for Ukraine.
Earlier, Kursiv reported on whom Trump threatened with draconian sanctions.