Russia warns NATO against isolating Kaliningrad
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Russia has warned NATO that any attempt to isolate Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia could lead to direct military confrontation, saying it is prepared to use its available arsenal to defend the Baltic exclave. Al Jazeera characterized the warning as including a possible nuclear response.
The Russian Embassy in Belgium, which manages Moscow’s diplomatic contacts with NATO, said it conveyed its position to NATO’s International Secretariat and Belgium’s Foreign Ministry. According to a statement cited by TASS, the embassy said NATO's approach “sharply” increases the risk of direct conflict. It also said efforts to cut off Kaliningrad would constitute aggression against Russian territory.
Kaliningrad lies between NATO members Poland and Lithuania and is separated from mainland Russia. The warning followed a NATO air exercise over northeastern Poland near the exclave involving U.S. and Norwegian fighter jets, a NATO E-3A surveillance aircraft, refueling tankers and a U.S. electronic-warfare aircraft. Poland’s Operational Command said the planned exercise was intended to improve allied interoperability and was not connected to Russian air-force activity.
The Russian embassy urged NATO members to avoid further rhetoric or actions that could escalate tensions and lead to a broader confrontation.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: One sentence conflated two separate Russian statements about aggression and the risk of direct confrontation. - "According to a statement cited by TASS, the embassy said efforts to cut off Kaliningrad would constitute aggression against Russian territory and “sharply” increase the risk of direct conflict.": The source says Russia warned that NATO's approach sharply increases the risk of direct confrontation, and separately says any attempt to isolate Kaliningrad would amount to aggression; the sentence conflates the two claims.
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Russia warns NATO against isolating Kaliningrad
Russia has warned NATO that any attempt to isolate Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia could lead to direct military confrontation, saying it is prepared to use its available arsenal to defend the Baltic exclave. Al Jazeera characterized the warning as including a possible nuclear response.
The Russian Embassy in Belgium, which manages Moscow’s diplomatic contacts with NATO, said it conveyed its position to NATO’s International Secretariat and Belgium’s Foreign Ministry. According to a statement cited by TASS, the embassy said NATO's approach “sharply” increases the risk of direct conflict. It also said efforts to cut off Kaliningrad would constitute aggression against Russian territory and “sharply” increase the risk of direct conflict.territory.
Kaliningrad lies between NATO members Poland and Lithuania and is separated from mainland Russia. The warning followed a NATO air exercise over northeastern Poland near the exclave involving U.S. and Norwegian fighter jets, a NATO E-3A surveillance aircraft, refueling tankers and a U.S. electronic-warfare aircraft. Poland’s Operational Command said the planned exercise was intended to improve allied interoperability and was not connected to Russian air-force activity.
The Russian embassy urged NATO members to avoid further rhetoric or actions that could escalate tensions and lead to a broader confrontation.
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