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Russia warns NATO that blockading Kaliningrad could trigger nuclear response
Original: Russia warns NATO a Kaliningrad blockade could prompt nuclear response
Russian officials have warned NATO that any blockade of Kaliningrad, its exclave on the Baltic Sea between Poland and Lithuania, could prompt a nuclear response. The statement escalates rhetoric over the heavily militarised territory, which has become a flashpoint in tensions between Moscow and the alliance since the war in Ukraine began.
Why now: Ongoing NATO-Russia tensions over the Baltic region and the war in Ukraine are keeping nuclear escalation warnings in the news.
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- Russia warns NATO a Kaliningrad blockade could prompt nuclear response · Los Angeles Times
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