Kaliningrad at Center of NATO-Russia Tensions as Rhetoric Escalates

Moscow and Brussels exchange escalating statements over Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave surrounded by NATO/EU states, raising fears of a second front in the Baltic. The situation remains rhetorical, with no confirmed military buildup, but the strategic geography makes it a flashpoint. The risk is that miscalculation or provocation could escalate into direct NATO-Russia confrontation.