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Russia has issued a rare warning letter to NATO containing direct threats to use nuclear weapons if there are attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, the strategically important Russian enclave surrounded by Lithuania and Poland.

According to Ynet, a senior European official stated that such threats have not been made since the Cold War era. The warning specifically references potential isolation of the Kaliningrad region and threatens nuclear weapon deployment in response.

NATO has responded by calling for calm, with the NATO Secretary General downplaying the threat and suggesting that Putin understands the consequences of such action. However, the unprecedented nature of the direct nuclear threat marks a significant escalation in rhetoric between Russia and the Western alliance.

The letter represents one of the starkest warnings issued during the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and NATO, intensifying concerns about nuclear-armed confrontation.

Sources: Times of Israel, Ynet