Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate
- On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned at the Valdai Forum that Moscow would use "all weapons" at its disposal, including nuclear arms, if Kaliningrad or other Russian territories faced direct attack.
- The warning followed a formal diplomatic note sent to NATO earlier this week, in which Russia cautioned the alliance it would resort to nuclear weapons if NATO attempted to cut off the Baltic exclave from the rest of Russia.
- Rejecting the rhetoric on Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte stated the alliance remains purely defensive and called the nuclear messaging "absolutely not called for and not helpful" to regional stability.
- European governments have accused Moscow of intensifying a "hybrid war" through sabotage and arson, while Putin warned that cycles of escalation could lead to a "fatal point of no return."
- Acknowledging the economic impact, Putin noted that Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries have cost Russia 1% of its GDP, while warning that international conflicts are "highly likely" to continue as global power shifts fuel risk-taking.
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The IndependentPutin warns of using 'all weapons' in its arsenal if any Russia territory is attacked
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow's long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons
Russia would consider using all types of weapons if there was an attack on the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned. He insisted Moscow had no intention of attacking anyone and dismissed the possibility of a deal with Ukraine to halt long-range attacks.
Putin criticized Thursday the "subsequent military exercises in the Baltic Sea" and the "interception attempts" of Russian ships.
The Kremlin leader says that “nuclear weapons” were not mentioned in the letter to NATO, but he recalled that Moscow has hypersonic weapons, “that no one possesses.”
Putin says the world is living through a dangerous moment, warns West not to escalate
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.
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