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Russia Sends Nuclear Warning Over Kaliningrad; NATO Unmoved

Original: Russia's Nuclear Warnings Are Getting Louder - and NATO Is Publicly Unimpressed Moscow sent a formal diplomatic document

Moscow has sent a formal diplomatic document warning of possible nuclear use in a conflict over Kaliningrad, sharpening its increasingly loud nuclear rhetoric. NATO's secretary general publicly responded that he sees no threat from Russia, underscoring the widening gap between Moscow's warnings and the alliance's assessment. Observers warn that the two positions cannot both be right, and that miscalculation on either side carries serious escalation risks as tensions over the Baltic exclave persist.

Why now: Russia's explicit nuclear signalling toward NATO and the alliance's dismissive public response mark a notable escalation in rhetorical tensions over Kaliningrad.

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• Russia's Nuclear Warnings Are Getting Louder - and NATO Is Publicly Unimpressed Moscow sent a formal diplomatic document threatening nuclear use over Kaliningrad. Then NATO's chief said he sees no threat. One of them is miscalculating — and the gap between those two positions… · storychase · 2

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