Russia warns of use of nuclear weapons when blockading Kaliningrad... NATO "irresponsible remarks"

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Russia warned that it could use nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad, its territory surrounded by North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries, is blockaded.

According to Reuters on the 30th of last month (local time), Russia said in a letter to NATO, "We are prepared to use all military forces and means, including nuclear weapons, to defend our territory if NATO member countries make any attempt to isolate Kaliningrad."

In response, NATO criticized, saying, "We strongly condemn the irresponsible nuclear remarks."

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said, "Stop the nuclear threat," but downplayed it as psychological warfare during a difficult time in the Ukraine war, saying, "It is important that all this is happening because the war in Ukraine is not going well."

On this day, NATO released a video of NATO's F-16, F-18, and Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets jointly flying an aerial patrol over Lithuania, saying it was upgrading its air force mission on the Eastern Front from 'air surveillance' to 'air defense'. Take a look at the video.