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[^2]\n\nThe Economist reported that CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Moscow last week to deliver a warning to Vladimir Putin not to attack NATO countries, specifically Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. [^3]\n\nLatvia raised its air surveillance level on Tuesday after detecting the presence of several unmanned aircraft very close to its border with Russia. [^4]\n\nThe Estonian Air Force confirmed that at least one drone penetrated the airspace of Estonia during the incident. [^5]\n\nThe Latvian army reported that NATO mission aircraft took off after receiving a warning about an aerial threat. [^6]\n\nUkraine retaliated by targeting civilian objects and a port in Estonia. [^7]\n\nA source close to Vladimir Putin stated that the Russian president viewed the CIA Director's visit as a sign of American weakness. [^8]\n\nSources close to the Kremlin indicated that after weeks of deliberation during the summer, Vladimir Putin appears to be considering escalating his war plans in Ukraine. [^9]\n\nThe source noted that Putin compared the current visit to a similar trip by the CIA Director in November 2021, which preceded the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. [^10]\n\nThe drone incursions coincide with a period of intense exchanges of drone attacks between Moscow and Kyiv. [^11]\n\nReuters reported on the events described in the article. 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