Putin Warns West Not to Escalate, Claims Concerns About Russia's Kaliningrad Region
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Putin says Russia won't attack Europe, warns on Kaliningrad blockade
Putin repeated that Russia was not planning to attack Europe but warned it would use all available weapons if Kaliningrad was attacked or isolated. NATO rejected the threat, called its posture defensive, and said support for Ukraine would continue.
Putin warns West not to escalate, claims concerns about Russia's Kaliningrad region
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the world was living through a dangerous moment and warned the West not to escalate a standoff over Ukraine by threatening the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which Moscow has made clear it would defend with nuclear weapons if necessary.
At the Valdai Club, Vladimir Putin also spoke about Ukraine, NATO, Western arms shipments, Kaliningrad, and the threat posed by nuclear weapons.
Vladimir Putin explains that neither arms companies nor NATO states want to attack. At the same time, the Kremlin chief warns against an escalation of Kaliningrad and threatens the use of "all available weapons" in the event of an attack.
Read the main statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club ᐅ TSN.ua (news 1+1)
Speaking at the annual Valdai club forum, Putin also said that Russia is monitoring European factories that produce weapons for Ukraine. "If there is a direct attack on Russia, on Kaliningrad, the question of using all the means at our disposal will immediately arise," Putin said. "No one currently has the kind of weapons that Russia has," he claimed. Putin reiterated that Moscow has no intention of attacking Europe, despite frequent Russian dro…
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