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Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, its exclave on the Baltic Sea, according to a diplomatic document seen by Reuters. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte rejected the warning, saying the alliance is defensive and that Russia’s nuclear threats are “absolutely not called for and not helpful”. The exchange comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and NATO over the war in Ukraine and military activity around the Baltic region.


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Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, its exclave on the Baltic Sea, according to a diplomatic document seen by Reuters.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte rejected the warning, saying the alliance is defensive and that Russia’s nuclear threats are “absolutely not called for and not helpful”. The exchange comes amid heightened tensions between Moscow and NATO over the war in Ukraine and military activity around the Baltic region.