# Russia issues new nuclear threat over Kaliningrad as NATO tensions rise

https://mins.news/en/item/79899

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-30 08:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/russia-issues-new-nuclear-threat-over-kaliningrad-as-tensions-with-nato-rise/

> Russia’s Embassy in Ireland said Moscow would be ready to use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if NATO countries tried to isolate Kaliningrad. The embassy cited unsubstantiated “information” that NATO was preparing an air and naval blockade, while accusing the EU and NATO of increasing military activity near Russia’s western border.

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