Kremlin Labels US Media Reports on Potential Russian Attack on NATO as 'Scare Stories'
On August 27, 2026, the Kremlin dismissed US media reports suggesting Russia might attack NATO as 'scare stories.' The CIA director's visit to Moscow was cited as an attempt to dissuade Russia from such an action. The Kremlin's spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, called the reports 'nothing to do with reality.'
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The Kremlin on Thursday called US media reports on the unusual visit of the CIA director to Moscow this week as 'alarmist stories', stating that the visit aimed to dissuade Russia from attacking NATO.
The Kremlin dismissed as "scare stories" US media reports suggesting that Russia could attack NATO, following a rare visit by the CIA director to Moscow.
The Kremlin has denied the information reported by US media that Russia may attack the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), stating that these are 'threatening' stories.
Reports from the West about Russia's plans to attack NATO countries are just scare tactics and have nothing to do with reality. This was stated on August 27 by Dmitry Peskov, the official representative of the Kremlin, during a briefing, in response to a question from Izvestia. "Such scare tactics are published now very often. Of course, this has nothing to do with reality," he said.