Putin repeated that Russia was not planning to attack Europe but warned it would use all available weapons if Kaliningrad was attacked or isolated. NATO rejected the threat, called its posture defensive, and said support for Ukraine would continue.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would resort to all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear ones, if its territory of Kaliningrad were attacked.

Putin said Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if Kaliningrad or other territory came under direct attack. The warning, delivered amid tensions over Ukraine, drew a Nato response that nuclear threats were unhelpful.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would resort to all weapons in its arsenal, including nuclear ones, if its territory of Kaliningrad were attacked.

Putin warns Russia may use all weapons, including nuclear, if attacked, while NATO rejects nuclear rhetoric amid Baltic tensions and Ukraine support.

Putin warns Russia may use all weapons, including nuclear, if attacked, while NATO rejects nuclear rhetoric amid Baltic tensions and Ukraine support.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated that Russia will respond to aggression with all available weapons in its arsenal if it comes under a direct attack.

Vladimir Putin warns the West against escalating tensions over Kaliningrad and reiterates Russia's readiness to use nuclear weapons if threatened. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Latvia’s defense minister has played down any immediate danger after Russia’s latest nuclear warning to NATO over Kaliningrad.