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Kremlin says calls from Lithuania’s top diplomat to attack Kaliningrad verge on insanity

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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov responded to comments made by Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris regarding NATO and Kaliningrad. Peskov characterized the Lithuanian minister's rhetoric as insane and lacking sophistication.

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3 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the recent rhetoric from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris who called on NATO to deliver a strike on Kaliningrad”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the rhetoric of Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris regarding NATO strikes on Kaliningrad, specifically describing it as 'bordering on insanity'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Peskov with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on 17 June 2023. In March 2023, single father Alexei Moskalyov was sentenced to two years in prison under Russia's 2022 war censorship laws for anti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Peskov
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web search NEUTRAL — Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the recent rhetoric from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris who called on NATO to deliver a strike on Kaliningrad as bordering on insanity.
https://tass.com/politics/2133403
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web search NEUTRAL — "We have to show the Russians that we can break into the small fortress they built in Kaliningrad. NATO has the means to level Russian air defense bases and missile systems, if necessary."
https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/05/18/2314500.html
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“Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris... called on NATO to deliver a strike on Kaliningrad”
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Three separate web search results confirm that Kestutis Budris called for NATO to attack or demonstrate military pressure on Kaliningrad, citing an interview with Neue Zürcher Zeitung and specific quotes about breaking into the 'small fortress'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kastutis Budris called on NATO to attack the Kaliningrad region. He made this offer in an interview with the Swiss edition of Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/18/we-have-to-show-the-r…
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web search NEUTRAL — On May 18, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris called on NATO to demonstrate its readiness for military pressure on the Kaliningrad region."We have to show the Russians that we can break into …
https://iz.ru/en/node/2099439
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web search NEUTRAL — Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the recent rhetoric from Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budris who called on NATO to deliver a strike on Kaliningrad as bordering on insanity.
https://tass.com/politics/2133403
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“Peskov told Vesti correspondent Pavel Zarubin in an interview”
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Multiple sources confirm that Dmitry Peskov frequently gives interviews to Pavel Zarubin, specifically identifying him as a journalist for VGTRK/Vesti and noting interviews posted on Telegram and other platforms.
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web search NEUTRAL — This was stated by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, the video was posted on the correspondent's Telegram channel on June 29. He noted that it is impossibl…
https://iz.ru/en/1912528/2025-06-29/peskov-said-it-was-impos…
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web search NEUTRAL — This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov in an interview with VGTRK journalist Pavel Zarubin. "Our Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the president has …
https://eadaily.com/en/news/2025/09/28/peskov-its-better-not…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key takeaways from Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov's statements in a commentary to Vesti correspondent Pavel Zarubin: ️Russia and Armenia are bound by deep historical roots, and Yerevan's…
https://armenia.news-pravda.com/en/world/2026/04/05/27639.ht…
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