There is no risk of Russia using nuclear weapons against the Baltics, Rutte assures
Rutte's assessment comes as Moscow warns the alliance that isolating Kaliningrad could trigger a nuclear response.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, formerly of the Netherlands, assured at the Euronews Defence and Space Summit in Brussels on September 30th that there is no risk of Russia using nuclear weapons against the Baltic States. The warning came in response to Moscow's threat of nuclear retaliation if NATO attempted to isolate Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave situated between Poland and Lithuania.
Russia warned that it would use its nuclear arsenal if NATO tried to blockade Kaliningrad. Rutte stated that NATO's response was to clarify that it is a defensive alliance and urged Russia to cease its nuclear threats. He added that Russian President Vladimir Putin knows he cannot defeat NATO and did not take the threat seriously.
NATO emphasized that its exercises and activities do not pose a threat to Russian territory and called on Russia to stop its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, refrain from reckless behavior towards NATO members, and cease its "irresponsible nuclear rhetoric".
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