Putin explained Russia’s rationale for relying on Nukes to defend Kaliningrad from NATO

Filed by Elara Myst

Andrew Korybko European NATO’s military capabilities completely dwarf Russia’s conventional forces there.Putin was asked during the Q&A session that followed his speech at the Valdai Club’s conference in early October to comment on his Foreign Ministry’s statement that Russia will resort to nukes if Kaliningrad is attacked. He explained that “we would be facing an adversary with twice our population. It has immense economic and military potential. Yes, we would ...