Latvia urged the EU and NATO to prevent an increase in tensions on the Ukrainian border

"The EU and NATO must very closely monitor the development of the situation (on the Ukrainian border. -

) and must send a clear signal to Russia that any attempts to escalate the situation will not go unanswered," RIA Novosti quotes the statement of the Latvian prime minister.

He stated this during a press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzya, said that there was no tension on the Russian-Ukrainian border.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that a number of Western media are being used as pipes for stuffing against Russia.

According to him, the Kremlin sees that a targeted information campaign is underway.