Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect Kaliningrad
But they started it," he said.Putin admitted Kyiv had "got some results" from its refinery attacks and Russia had lost about 1% of its GDP. Ukraine maintains it began attacking Russian oil infrastructure because it helped the Kremlin finance the war.Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ramping up attacks every winter since the war on Ukraine started in 2022. If the territory came under Western blockade, he said Russia would be prepared to use all means and forces, including nuclear."We are not threatening anyone.
- ▪But they started it," he said.Putin admitted Kyiv had "got some results" from its refinery attacks and Russia had lost about 1% of its GDP.
- ▪Ukraine maintains it began attacking Russian oil infrastructure because it helped the Kremlin finance the war.Russia has targeted Ukrainian energy infrastructure, ramping up attacks every winter since the war on Ukraine started in 2022.
- ▪If the territory came under Western blockade, he said Russia would be prepared to use all means and forces, including nuclear."We are not threatening anyone.
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Putin warns West that Russia is ready to use every weapon to protect KaliningradImage source, EPA/ShutterstockByPaul Kirby, Europe digital editor and Alys DaviesPublished3 minutes agoVladimir Putin has said Russia will use all weapons at his disposal if it considers it has come under direct attack in its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad.Addressing the Valdai foreign policy forum, Putin insisted Russia was "not threatening anyone" and merely responding to statements by Western leaders that Moscow was preparing for war in 2029 or 2030.Throughout this week, Russia has accused Nato of preparing to blockade its territory, which borders Lithuania and Poland, warning that it would even be prepared to use nuclear weapons if the West tried to cut off Kaliningrad from the rest of Russia.Nato has…
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