NATO rejects Russian threats Over Kaliningrad escalation

Sep 29

Oman News reports NATO condemning Russian threats of escalation around Kaliningrad. It attributes to Mark Rutte the position that NATO is defensive and poses no threat to Russia, a call to avoid destabilization, and a pledge to defend member territory. The source says Moscow accuses NATO of escalation and attributes threats to the Russian president. No actual attack or changed deployment is established.

Oman News reports NATO condemning Russian threats of escalation around Kaliningrad. It attributes to Mark Rutte the position that NATO is defensive and poses no threat to Russia, a call to avoid destabilization, and a pledge to defend member territory. The source says Moscow accuses NATO of escalation and attributes threats to the Russian president. No actual attack or changed deployment is established. RTVE's September 30 account describes a Russian diplomatic note with a conditional nuclear warning and attributes NATO's condemnation to its spokeswoman. It says NATO has answered in writing that it is defensive and that its exercises pose no risk to Russia. The Russian note is separately identified, and Rutte's later interview comment about no imminent threat remains within the complete RTVE story without redating the September 29 written response.