On February 19, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at the 58th Munich Security Conference that Ukraine would not respond to "provocative" actions.
Zelensky said that the current situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border is very tense, but the Ukrainian people are not panic.
He stressed that if Ukraine fights back against the "provocation", it will lead to greater risks, so Ukraine must remain calm.
The Ukrainian military reported in the early morning of February 19 that a Ukrainian soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with civilian armed forces in eastern Ukraine.
The OSCE has warned of a "dramatic increase" in the number of recent attacks on the Russian-Ukrainian border.
In response to U.S. President Biden's claim that Russia is about to "invade" Ukraine, Zelensky said that it is "hard to come to a conclusion on Biden's claim."
He also reiterated his trust in Ukraine's intelligence services and military.
In recent days, the United States has repeatedly claimed that Russia is about to "invade" Ukraine, but Russia has denied it.
Zelensky had previously accused the United States of hurting Ukraine's economy by causing panic in the U.S.'s inappropriate practices.
(Headquarters reporter Yu Peng)