
Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou said that NATO and the EU should take seriously Moscow's warnings about a tough response in the event of a blockade of Kaliningrad, citing the successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and warning of the risk of direct armed conflict.
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Moscow previously warned NATO and the Belgian Foreign Ministry about the risk of direct armed conflict due to the alliance’s actions around the Kaliningrad region.
Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou believes that NATO and the EU should take seriously Moscow’s warnings about a tough response in the event of a blockade of Kaliningrad.
According to the expert, Western countries should take into account the successful actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and not escalate relations with Moscow.
MOSCOW, October 1 – RIA Novosti. NATO and the EU are in vain speculating about the possibility of a blockade of Kaliningrad, forgetting about the harsh response from Russia, Cypriot journalist Alex Christoforou expressed this opinion on his YouTube channel.
“To be honest, I think that NATO and the EU should take these warnings from Moscow very seriously. If they are planning to carry out some kind of invasion or even a blockade of Kaliningrad, then let them know that a tough response from Russia is inevitable,” he warned.
According to the expert, Western countries should look at how successfully the Russian Armed Forces operate in Ukraine, destroying the military infrastructure of Kyiv, and think again about whether they should escalate relations with Moscow.
As the Russian Embassy in Brussels previously reported, Moscow 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.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will use military measures if there is an attempt to blockade Kaliningrad
Likely · Within weeks

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