According to online reports, according to CCTV News, Slutsky, Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament), said in response to remarks by US officials that NATO's attack on Kaliningrad Region will lead to Russia adopting countermeasures, including nuclear means. On the same day, Muratov, a member of the Defense and Security Committee of The Russian Federation (upper house of parliament), also said that NATO must understand that any attack on Russian territory will have extremely serious consequences.