Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Moscow will deploy its full military arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the exclave of Kaliningrad faces a direct attack. NATO criticized the rhetoric as unhelpful.

NATO has strongly condemned a Russian diplomatic warning threatening a nuclear response if the alliance attempts to isolate the Kaliningrad exclave.

Updated nuclear blast projections reveal the devastating impact an 800-kiloton strike would have on major urban centers amid renewed warnings from Moscow.

President Donald Trump announced he plans to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, coinciding with scaled-back military drills.