NATO has responded to Russia’s outright threat to deploy nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad is ‘threatened’ by the alliance.
Russia addressed what it called ‘threats’ to its Baltic enclave from NATO and said in a statement that the alliance was being ‘dangerous and reckless’.
‘Russia will be ready to use the entire arsenal of forces and capabilities at its disposal, including nuclear weapons, to defend its territory should Nato countries undertake any attempt aimed at isolating the Kaliningrad Region from the rest of the country,’ a letter to NATO read.
‘We strongly denounce the threat of force, including any irresponsible nuclear rhetoric,’ NATO wrote.
‘We have sent a response, noting that NATO is a defensive Alliance and none of our activities or exercises pose a risk to any part of Russia.
‘We strongly denounce the threat of force, including any irresponsible nuclear rhetoric.’
Russia has repeatedly threatened the use of nuclear weapons if NATO and other European countries continue to ‘threaten’ its territory.
This week, Russia warned against any attempts to target its Baltic Sea enclave following a fictional plot line featured in a new British miniseries.
Putin’s Russia appears to have been riled up by a new Sky One miniseries The Wargame.
The five-part show, which premiered last week, centres around a fictional Russian attack against the UK and the ensuing hostilities.
When Britain is left to fend for itself in the series, the PM orders a retaliatory attack on Murmansk and Kaliningrad, a strategically valuable pocket of Russian territory nestled between Poland and Lithuania in real life.
In a scathing post, the Russian UK embassy wrote on its official Telegram channel: ‘We have noted an article in The i Paper on Kaliningrad, which suggests, among other things, that NATO could blockade the region or ‘de-recognise Russian sovereignty’. The prospect of a hypothetical strike is also explored in Sky News’ recent mini-series The Wargame.
‘Those advocating plans to blockade or strike Kaliningrad should have no illusions about the consequences. Any British or NATO military action against Russian territory would be met with a response using all means at Russia’s disposal, including nuclear weapons.
‘Russia has repeatedly made clear that it neither seeks confrontation with NATO and Europe nor intends to attack them. But should anyone choose to unleash such a conflict, they must be under no illusion that Russia will respond accordingly.’
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