Putin Responds to Lithuania's Kaliningrad Threat: Russia Can Destroy Attackers

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has asserted that NATO possesses sufficient forces to destroy air defense bases in Russia's Kaliningrad region. In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Russia has the means to "level" anyone who attempts to attack its bases.

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As you said, they have the means to level Russian bases. The Russian Federation has all the means to level those who try to do so.

Budrys's remarks, made in an interview with a Swiss newspaper, emphasized NATO's strength and its commitment to collective defense. He specifically warned Russia, stating that the alliance has the necessary tools to completely destroy Russian air defense and missile bases in Kaliningrad if required. Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave, remains a significant military hub with missile systems capable of reaching the entire Baltic Sea region.

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NATO is the strongest organization ever created.

These exchanges occur amid heightened tensions between the Baltic states, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and Russia. The friction stems from a series of drone incidents where Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles have entered Baltic airspace while approaching Russian targets in the Gulf of Finland. Moscow accuses the Baltic nations of allowing their territory to be used for Ukrainian attacks, a claim vehemently denied by officials in the Baltic capitals.

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NATO has all the necessary means to completely destroy the Russian air defense and missile bases located there if necessary.