Peskov called Putin's Munich speech a "bell", not a threat

MOSCOW, October 4 - RIA Novosti. The Munich speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin was at one time perceived as a threat, but it was not one and was a “bell,” said Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov.

Earlier, the Russian Embassy in Belgium reported that Russia warned NATO and the Belgian Foreign Ministry that the alliance’s actions around the Kaliningrad region and escalation of the situation sharply increase the risk of a direct armed conflict, and declared its readiness to use the entire available arsenal to protect its territory. Peskov pointed out that in Russia no one spoke about the use of nuclear weapons, as they are presented in the West. He stressed that the warning to Russia is not a threat.

“This reminds me very much, probably, of the situation with Putin’s Munich speech. It was also perceived as a threat. But it was not a threat, it was a bell,” Peskov told Vesti author Pavel Zarubin.