Putin Says Russia Could Use Nuclear Weapons if Kaliningrad Is Attacked
Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if the Kaliningrad region came under direct attack, while rejecting a proposal for a mutual halt to long-range strikes with Ukraine, Sky News Arabia reports.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could use nuclear weapons if its Kaliningrad region were to come under direct attack, according to Sky News Arabia.
Putin said that all types of weapons Moscow possesses would be on the table in such a scenario, underscoring the seriousness with which he frames any potential strike on the exclave, which sits on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania.
Rejecting a Mutual Strike Halt
In the same remarks, Putin rejected a proposal for a mutual halt to long-range strikes between Russia and Ukraine, according to the report, continuing his dismissal of de-escalation steps raised by Kyiv and its allies.
Kaliningrad is a heavily militarized Russian exclave that has featured prominently in tensions with NATO members Poland and Lithuania, given its strategic location and Russia's stationing of advanced weapons systems there.
Sky News Arabia's report does not specify what prompted Putin to raise the nuclear scenario at this time, nor does it indicate any specific threat against Kaliningrad that triggered the remarks.
Sources
- بوتين يلوح بالنووي إذا تعرضت كالينينغراد لهجوم — Sky News Arabia — World
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