Russian diplomatic mission in Ireland threatened with nuclear weapons in case of blockade of Kaliningrad

If NATO countries try to isolate the Kaliningrad region, Russia will be ready to use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons. This message was published by the press service of the Russian Embassy in Ireland.

“The irresponsible and short-sighted European political elite is playing a dangerous game. As Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently stated, if the West attacks us, we will respond and it will be a completely different war – and a very short one.

The embassy said that the European Union and NATO are increasing military activity along the entire western border of Russia. NATO members have been continuously conducting military exercises and joining “forward deterrence” initiatives to deploy French nuclear weapons near Russia’s borders. They pointed to the incoming information about NATO preparations for an air and sea blockade of the Kaliningrad region.

“In this scenario, the risk of armed conflict is high with the likelihood of Russia’s preemptive strikes on decision-making centers in the Alliance countries at an early stage of the conflict,” the statement said.

At the same time, the ministry said that Russia "has no plans, no reasons and no real motives to aggravate the situation with Europe," and urged European countries to take this issue as seriously as possible.