# Moscow threatens nuclear response if NATO isolates Kaliningrad

https://mins.news/en/item/80747

- Fox News, 2026-09-30 17:41 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/moscow-threatens-nuclear-response-over-tiny-fortress-wedged-between-us-allies-clash-fears-grow

> Russia warned in a diplomatic document that it could use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if NATO tried to isolate Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia. NATO rejected the allegation that its activities threaten Russian territory and called on Moscow to end its “irresponsible nuclear rhetoric.” Experts say the heavily militarized enclave is already a front line for Russia’s hybrid pressure on Europe.

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