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Putin says Russia would use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad
Original: Putin says Russia would use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad if attacked. Here's what he says is provoking the tension
Vladimir Putin has stated that Russia would be prepared to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad, the Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania, if it came under attack. He pointed to NATO's expansion and Western support for Ukraine as factors driving up tensions around the heavily militarised region, a claim that is fuelling alarm among European neighbours.
Why now: Fears of nuclear escalation in Europe are rising amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and NATO-Russia tensions.
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