Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary: Putin Makes Nuclear Threats Over Kaliningrad
October 21, 2026
October 21, 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 20, 2026, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Putin Makes Nuclear Threats Over Kaliningrad
Vadim Shtepa
Executive Summary:
* The Kremlin threatened to use nuclear weapons against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if the Alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave from mainland Russia following several milit . . .
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Putin Makes Nuclear Threats Over Kaliningrad
Vadim Shtepa
Executive Summary:
* The Kremlin threatened to use nuclear weapons against the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if the Alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave from mainland Russia following several milit . . .