Lithuanian President: Russia's Nuclear Threats Becoming Increasingly Reckless

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda has commented on a letter Russia reportedly sent to NATO, in which Moscow threatened to use nuclear weapons if the security of the Kaliningrad region were threatened.

According to Nausėda, the letter did not come as a surprise to him. The Lithuanian leader noted that reckless and irresponsible statements from Russia have become increasingly frequent in recent times.

Kaliningrad is a Russian exclave bordering Lithuania and Poland, home to significant Russian military forces in the Baltic Sea region. Any threats concerning this territory are closely watched by NATO member states, including the Baltic countries, given the region's strategic and military significance.

Further details about the context of the letter or NATO's official response have not yet been disclosed.