北约在公开承认与莫斯科就其飞地加里宁格勒发生紧张交锋后，谴责了俄罗斯的核威胁。
NATO condemned Russian nuclear threats after publicly acknowledging a tense exchange with Moscow over its exclave of Kaliningrad.
北约军事联盟对俄罗斯的信息作出回应，发言人艾莉森·哈特周二在书面声明中表示：“我们注意到北约是一个防御性联盟，我们的任何活动或演习都不会对俄罗斯的任何部分构成风险。”她表示：“我们强烈谴责武力威胁，包括任何不负责任的核言论。”
The military alliance replied to a Russian message by “noting that NATO is a defensive alliance and none of our activities or exercises pose a risk to any part of Russia,” spokeswoman Allison Hart said in a written statement on Tuesday. “We strongly denounce the threat of force, including any irresponsible nuclear rhetoric,” she said.
据俄罗斯国家塔斯新闻社周一报道，北约的回应是针对俄罗斯驻比利时大使馆发出的一项警告。该警告称，北约对加里宁格勒“鲁莽且不负责任的态度”“急剧增加了直接军事对抗的风险”。俄罗斯还警告称，如果北约试图切断该飞地与俄罗斯本土的联系，俄方已准备好动用其全部武器库来保卫其波罗的海领土。
NATO was responding to a warning issued by the Russian Embassy in Belgium that the alliance’s “reckless and irresponsible approach” regarding Kaliningrad “sharply increases the risks of a direct military confrontation,” the state-run Tass news agency reported on Monday. Russia also warned it was ready to use its entire arsenal of weapons to defend its Baltic territory if the alliance tried to cut it off from the rest of the country.
塔斯社称，该信息同时发送给了北约和比利时外交部，并呼吁“该集团成员国克制进一步的升级性言论和行动，以防止大规模对抗”。
The message was sent to both NATO and the Belgian foreign ministry and called on “the bloc’s member states to refrain from further escalatory rhetoric and actions in order to prevent a large-scale confrontation,” Tass said.
这种异常直接的交锋凸显了自2022年2月乌克兰战争爆发以来，北约与俄罗斯之间关系的深刻紧张。尤其是随着欧洲官员和情报机构警告称，莫斯科正在发起一场日益激烈的混合战争行动，且他们越来越认为这可能导致平民伤亡，这种紧张局势尤为突出。
The unusually direct exchange underscores the deep tensions in relations between the alliance and Russia since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022. That’s especially true as European officials and intelligence services have been warning of an intensifying hybrid campaign directed from Moscow, which they increasingly think could result in civilian casualties.
尚不清楚具体是什么引发了俄罗斯的声明，但据广泛报道，北约于八月中旬在波兰和波罗的海国家、靠近加里宁格勒地区举行的空中演习可能起到了一定作用。
It was unclear what specifically prompted Russia’s statement, though widely reported NATO air exercises held in Poland and the Baltic states near Kaliningrad in mid-August may have played a role.
哈特在声明中表示：“俄罗斯使用混合战术是绝望的表现。”她说：“我们不会因此动摇对乌克兰的支持。我们具备保卫每一寸盟国领土的能力，并保持强大、就绪，能够应对任何威胁。”
“Russia’s use of hybrid tactics is a sign of desperation,” Hart said in her statement. “We will not be dissuaded from our support to Ukraine. We have what it takes to defend every inch of allied territory and remain strong, ready, and able to counter any threat,” she said.
北约表示，它已经提高了对俄罗斯破坏行为及秘密活动的警惕。虽然该军事联盟允许各国自行采取应对措施，但北约坚称自己正在采取更加积极主动的应对策略，不过并未具体说明这些措施的具体内容。
NATO has said it has increased its vigilance regarding Russian sabotage and covert activities. While the treaty organization lets countries respond individually, it insists the alliance is taking a more proactive approach, without specifying what that entails.