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- Putin warned the West that Russia is prepared to use every weapon in its arsenal to protect Kaliningrad and any Russian territory from attack, per BBC and Sun Sentinel.
- Russia warned NATO of a possible nuclear response if any of its territory is attacked, framing its territorial defense as a nuclear red line.
Why it matters: The explicit naming of Kaliningrad — a Russian exclave surrounded by NATO members — as defended by "all weapons" makes a NATO-Russia confrontation a stated nuclear flashpoint, elevating the stakes for any allied military planning near the Baltic. The dual messaging to NATO and the broader West signals Russia is publicly broadening its nuclear deterrence posture beyond Ukraine-specific threats.
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