He government of the Russian Federation warned this Wednesday that it will use all military means at its disposal, including its nuclear weapons, if NATO member nations try to impose an air or maritime blockade on the strategic enclave of Kaliningrad, located between Poland and Lithuania.
Through a diplomatic note sent to the Atlantic Alliance and disseminated by the Russian embassy in Ireland, Moscow denounced that commanders of NATO They prepare operational plans to isolate the territory.
The diplomatic mission indicated that the administration of Vladimir Putin contemplates the execution of “preventive attacks” against decision-making centers in Europe in case the threat materializes.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskovratified the position at a press conference this Wednesday, pointing out that the military response to an attempt to isolate Russian sovereign territory is expressly contemplated in the country’s defense doctrines and legislation.
“It is perfectly logical that our diplomats try to remind the ‘hot heads’ of Europe of our guidelines on this matter. We have repeatedly heard outrageous statements from Poland and other European countries alluding to the Kaliningrad issue,” Peskov asserted before the international media.
The Russian diplomatic delegation stressed, through dispatches from the state agency TASS, that the reported intentions do not constitute a rumor, but rather a source of deep strategic concern for the national security of Moscowdescribing the actions of European governments as “irresponsible and short-sighted.”
The heavily militarized enclave of Kaliningrad, headquarters of the Russian Navy’s Baltic Fleet, depends on the maritime corridors of the Baltic Sea and international air access for its logistical supply from the Russian mainland.
Moscow’s nuclear warnings raise tension on Europe’s eastern flank, at a time of constant defensive military maneuvers by the NATO in the Baltic countries and Poland to safeguard the stability of the region.
