Russia would consider using “all types of weapons”, if its exclave of Kaliningrad was attacked, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, while insisting that Moscow had “no intention of attacking anyone”.
“If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation… then, of course, the question of the Russian Federation deploying all types of weapons at our country’s disposal will inevitably and immediately be on the agenda. In recent months, NATO countries have conducted several military exercises along the borders of Kaliningrad. “However, if we face aggression, we will be compelled to respond. Citizens of European countries need to clearly understand this,” he added.
This is inevitable,” Putin said at the annual Valdai forum. That prompted Moscow to issue a statement condemning what it called “provocative statements and actions of the North Atlantic Alliance’s leadership and NATO member states”. “All this constitutes an escalation,” he said. “We have no intention of attacking anyone — neither in 2029, nor in 2030, nor in 2050,” Putin said.
