At the Valdai forum, the president spoke of a response to a direct attack. RIA also cited an Italian outlet’s assessment of pressure on the exclave.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the Valdai Discussion Club that a direct attack on Russia would put the use of all weapons available to Moscow on the agenda. He said the Russian note to NATO about the Kaliningrad region referred to all forces and means but did not explicitly mention nuclear weapons. RIA Novosti carried the remarks in an October 6 report.
The agency also quoted Italian outlet Antidiplomatico, which described Moscow’s warning as a signal amid discussion of a possible blockade of Kaliningrad. That was the outlet’s interpretation. RIA repeated the same Antidiplomatico passage twice in its report, so the duplicated quotation is not a separate statement.
Putin added that Russia would rely on its military advantages if attacked and had weapons capable of defeating an adversary. His remarks addressed a hypothetical direct attack. The report provided no evidence that Kaliningrad was under an actual blockade or that Russia had decided to use weapons.
Putin spoke at the Valdai forum on Thursday, October 1. His comments on Kaliningrad and the possible use of Russia’s arsenal were reported as a warning, not as an announcement of imminent military action.