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City in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia
Kaliningrad, until 1946 known in English as Königsberg, is the largest city and administrative centre of Kaliningrad Oblast, an exclave of Russia between Lithuania and Poland. Located on the Pregolya River at the head of the Vistula Lagoon, it is the only ice-free Russian port on the Baltic Sea. Its population in 2020 was 489,359. Kaliningrad is the second-largest city in the Northwestern Federal District, after Saint Petersburg, and the eighth-largest city on the Baltic Sea.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is an intergovernmental military alliance between 32 member states. Founded in the aftermath of World War II, NATO was established with the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty in 1949. The organization serves as a system of collective security and deterrence, whereby its independent members agree to defend each-other from attack by any outside party. This is enshrined in Article 5 of the treaty, which states that an armed attack against the territory of one member shall be considered an attack against them all.
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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.
Takeaways Up Front 1. Russia told NATO in a written note it would use nuclear weapons to stop any blockade of Kaliningrad. 2. The warning named strikes on
Russia warns NATO it could use nuclear weapons if the alliance attempts to isolate Kaliningrad, escalating tensions in the Baltic region.