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Kaliningrad
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Tensions around NATO are dominating Russian news. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Ukraine's NATO membership is not currently being discussed. Meanwhile, a Russian diplomatic mission suggested Russia could use nuclear weapons if Kaliningrad were blockaded, also warning Britain of consequences. NATO rejected Russia's accusations of inflaming the situation in the Kaliningrad region, rejecting claims it is escalating tensions.
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Lithuania will use its military personnel to guard its border with Russia's Kaliningrad region, according to Interfax. The move concerns security along the frontier between the NATO member and the Russian exclave. The decision is drawing attention in Russian-language media amid already heightened tensions between Vilnius and Moscow over border and transit issues.
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Attention on Kaliningrad this week centres on everyday local news. The regional news outlet KGD.RU reports that the coming working week in Kaliningrad Oblast will bring temperatures up to +14°C along with light rain. Alongside weather coverage, horoscope and lifestyle features are circulating among local readers, rounding out the mix of topics people in the region are currently following.
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Russia's defence ministry says its forces hit several cargo vessels in the Black Sea that it claims were carrying military supplies to Ukrainian ports, including Odessa and Chornomorsk. Separately in Russia's Kaliningrad region, a bulk carrier ran aground near Yantar, drawing crowds of onlookers and causing traffic chaos, with local officials forming a working group to resolve the situation.
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Russia has issued nuclear threats connected to Kaliningrad, its exclave region between Poland and Lithuania. The remarks have drawn concern from arms control observers, who warn that escalating nuclear rhetoric over the heavily militarised territory heightens tensions with NATO along its eastern flank.
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Several police-related stories are circulating in Russia. A St Petersburg woman says she was abused for five hours inside a police station, prompting public outrage. The Defence Ministry is seeking expanded powers for the military police to search for army deserters. Meanwhile, Polish media and officials are reportedly concentrating security forces near the Kaliningrad border, which Russian outlets describe as military posturing.