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Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear what Russia's response would be in the event of an attack on the Kaliningrad region or any other region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference following negotiations in Moscow with East Timorese Foreign Minister Bendit Freitas, TASS reports.

“At the Valdai Forum, the president very clearly answered the question of what if suddenly there is an attack on the Kaliningrad region. He said: to the Kaliningrad region, to any other region, there will be one answer,” the minister noted.

Moscow, Lavrov added, hears such messages, but “keeps its ears open” and is engaged in solving the tasks set by the president as part of the special operation: to prevent threats to Russia from its Western neighbors.

On October 1, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the militarization of Western countries near Russian borders “total.” On the same day, President Vladimir Putin at the plenary session of the Valdai Club noted that in the event of a direct attack on Kaliningrad or other Russian territories, the issue of using all the weapons available to the country would “inevitably and immediately” appear on the agenda.

In July, the president assured that Russia would defend the Kaliningrad region with all its capabilities. According to him, the corresponding task has been set, among other things, to the Baltic Fleet.