There Is No Risk of Russia Using Nuclear Weapons Against the Baltics, Rutte Assures
Rutte said NATO does not view Moscow’s warning as credible and urged Russia to end its war in Ukraine and nuclear threats.
- On September 30, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dismissed Russian nuclear threats regarding Kaliningrad as not credible, stressing that NATO remains a defensive alliance.
- Moscow privately warned NATO that isolating Kaliningrad risks direct military confrontation, characterizing Alliance actions as a "dangerous and reckless course," Reuters reported on September 30.
- Lithuania is fortifying the Gizai power substation located about 30 kilometers west of Kaliningrad with reinforced fencing and sensors against sabotage, as European governments attribute cyberattacks and arson to Russia.
- According to Rutte, Putin uses hybrid activities and nuclear rhetoric to divide NATO members and divert their focus from Ukraine, knowing he cannot win against the Alliance.
- Rutte reiterated that every hybrid incident in Europe will be met with increased support for Ukraine, urging the Kremlin to end its unprovoked war of aggression and strengthen NATO defense capabilities.
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NATO Chief Rutte Dismisses Russia’s Nuclear Threat Over Kaliningrad
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dismissed Russia’s threats to use nuclear weapons if NATO members attempt to isolate the Kaliningrad region, saying he does not consider the threat credible and stressing that NATO remains a defensive alliance.
Despite Russia's latest nuclear threats, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says he sees no immediate threat to the alliance's territory. The threat level has not changed compared to recent weeks and months, he said at a Euronews event in Brussels on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
Vladimir Putin's regime warns in a letter that it is willing to use "its entire arsenal" in the face of the attempt by allied countries to isolate Kaliningrad, a warning that NATO recognizes but calls for "calm down" Read
Russia has warned NATO that it is considering the use of nuclear weapons if the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad is isolated, according to a Kremlin document sent to the Alliance, which was seen by the British agency Reuters today.
Russia has officially warned NATO that it is ready to use nuclear weapons if it tries to cut off Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave bordering the Baltic Sea. In response, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte dismissed the threats, stressing that the Alliance is defensive and does not pose a threat to Russian territory, while experts point to the risk of mutual miscalculation.
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