Russia sends nuclear warning to NATO as tensions rise in the Baltic

A razor-wire boundary fence along the Polish-Lithuanian border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad near the village of Grzybina, Podlaskie Voivodeship, near the Suwalki Gap on Sept. 26 | AFP-JIJI

Reuters

Oct 1, 2026

BRUSSELS – Russia has warned NATO it would be ready to resort to nuclear weapons if the Western alliance attempted to cut off Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave that borders the Baltic Sea.

In a document sent to NATO, Moscow accused the alliance of a “dangerous and reckless course” that entailed “high risks of the outbreak of a direct armed conflict.”

The document said this included the possibility of “Russian strikes against decision-making centers in the alliance’s member states right from the outset.”

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