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Putin amenaza con usar "todo su arsenal" en caso de un ataque contra Kaliningrado

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Putin amenaza con usar "todo su arsenal" en caso de un ataque contra Kaliningrado

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia will use all its military arsenal in the event of an attack against the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad or any other Russian region. Speaking at the Valdai Club debate, Putin stated that if Russia is directly attacked, including Kaliningrad but also potentially any other territory, the use of all Russian weaponry will be inevitable.

He emphasized that these statements made by Russian diplomats in recent days are accurate, although noted that nuclear weapons were not mentioned. Putin dismissed the threats as not intended to intimidate Russia, but as a response to perceived threats, such as European preparations for a war against Russia, NATO maneuvers in the Baltic, and the seizure of Russian ships.

He reiterated that NATO has a larger economic and population advantage over Russia, but stressed that Moscow possesses strategic weaponry, including hypersonic weapons, which no other nation possesses. Russia must utilize its competitive edge. NATO accused Russia of resorting to military rhetoric following Moscow's willingness to use nuclear weapons in the case of an aerial or maritime blockade of Kaliningrad, an action that Moscow considers a casus belli.

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