Putin Warns West on Kaliningrad, Hints Nuclear Defense — SkimNews
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- Putin said on Thursday the world is living through a "dangerous moment" and warned the West not to escalate the standoff over Ukraine
- Putin specifically cautioned Western powers against threatening the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, the Baltic territory sandwiched between NATO allies
- Moscow has made clear it would defend Kaliningrad with nuclear weapons if necessary, tying the nuclear posture directly to the exclave's security
Why it matters: By linking nuclear defense explicitly to Kaliningrad, Moscow raises the stakes on any Western military activity in the Baltic corridor — forcing NATO planners to weigh conventional posturing against a stated nuclear tripwire in a densely armed region bordering Poland and Lithuania.
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