{"id":384295,"date":"2026-10-02T19:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-russias-kaliningrad-threats-trigger-a-nuclear-crisis-with-nato-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T18:01:07","slug":"could-russias-kaliningrad-threats-trigger-a-nuclear-crisis-with-nato-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/could-russias-kaliningrad-threats-trigger-a-nuclear-crisis-with-nato-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Russia\u2019s Kaliningrad threats trigger a nuclear crisis with NATO? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/_p8S6XQVFOE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Could Russia\u2019s Kaliningrad threats trigger a nuclear crisis with NATO? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_p8S6XQVFOE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to isolate the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. President Vladimir Putin has now said that if Russian territory comes under direct attack, the use of \u201call types of weapons\u201d at Moscow\u2019s disposal would immediately be on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Kaliningrad is heavily militarized but geographically isolated, sitting on the Baltic Sea between NATO members Poland and Lithuania. Its location makes it strategically valuable to Russia, and potentially vulnerable in any direct confrontation with NATO.<\/p>\n<p>Heather Williams, director of the Project on Nuclear Issues at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins DW to examine how seriously NATO should take Moscow\u2019s latest warning, whether nuclear threats have become an effective tool of Russian deterrence, and how an unintended incident around Kaliningrad could escalate into a much larger confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Russia raises nuclear threat over Kaliningrad<br \/>\n01:08 Why Kaliningrad matters<br \/>\n01:31 Suwalki Gap: NATO\u2019s vulnerable link<br \/>\n02:07 EU: \u201cWe will not fall for Russian trap\u201d<br \/>\n02:25 Interview Heather Williams<br \/>\n02:56 Is Russia\u2019s warning different from previous threats?<br \/>\n05:33 What\u2019s behind Moscow\u2019s claim that NATO is preparing a blockade<br \/>\n06:40 Does Putin\u2019s nuclear blackmail work because the West is too cautious?<br \/>\n08:25 Can incidents at sea turn into a conflict neither NATO nor Russia intends?<br \/>\n09:57 Reliability of contacts between NATO and Russia<br \/>\n11:25 If Moscow feared losing Kaliningrad in a conventional war, would the use of nuclear weapons become more tempting?<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to isolate the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. President Vladimir Putin has now said that if Russian territory comes under direct attack, the use of \u201call types of weapons\u201d at Moscow\u2019s disposal would immediately be on the agenda. 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