Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to isolate Kaliningrad, sharply escalating tensions between Moscow and the military alliance over the heavily militarised Russian territory on the Baltic Sea.
In a diplomatic document sent to NATO and seen by Reuters, Moscow accused the alliance of pursuing a “dangerous and reckless course” that carried “high risks of the outbreak of a direct armed conflict.”
The document warned that any confrontation could include Russian strikes against decision-making centres in NATO member states from the beginning of a conflict.
“Russia will be ready to use the entire arsenal of forces and capabilities at its disposal, including nuclear weapons,” the document said, if NATO countries attempted to isolate Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia. Läs artikel