Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia is prepared to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad, while rejecting the suggestion that Moscow is threatening other countries.
Putin said Russia’s position was a response to statements made by Western leaders. He insisted that Moscow was “not threatening anyone” and portrayed its actions as a reaction to comments from the West.
The warning centred on Kaliningrad, a Russian territory on the Baltic Sea. Putin did not provide further details in the supplied statement about which weapons could be used or what specific Western remarks had prompted his response.
Russia’s latest position leaves the focus on its stated readiness to defend Kaliningrad and on the continuing exchange of warnings between Moscow and Western leaders. No further developments were provided.
