Europe Skeptical CIA Moscow Trip Was to Warn Off Baltic Attack

European officials said there is no evidence Russia is preparing for a conventional attack on NATO or a Baltic state, countering reports linked to CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit. The pushback reduces immediate tail-risk perceptions around a near-term NATO conflict scenario, which can still keep European geopolitical risk premia elevated. Net impact is likely sector- and country-specific, with a moderate risk-off sensitivity to any future escalation signals.