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Russia’s nuclear warning over Kaliningrad has raised a difficult question: could NATO lawfully blockade the Russian exclave? The answer depends on the UN Charter rules on the use of force, collective self-defense, Security Council authority, and the separate law governing naval blockades during armed conflict.
Russia has warned NATO that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad should any members of the military bloc try to cut off its western exclave from the rest of the country.
Russia has warned NATO it is ready to use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to cut off its Kaliningrad exclave, as Moscow and the West trade threats over Baltic tensions.