This was stated by Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics, was published by Delfi.

Yes, he expressed the opinion that this could be a full-scale war or local operations, and stressed that he planned to draw attention to the need for more active preparation for the threat, in particular, possible further hybrid actions of Russia against Ukraine.

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"We are currently discussing very tough scenarios - a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, full-scale economic sanctions. But we must keep in mind that other scenarios are possible - smaller operations, various elements of a hybrid war, and I think both NATO and the EU should work in this direction", - Rinkevics said.

What is known

• The United Nations Security Council has stated that it has prepared for any scenario of events around Ukraine. The UN is closely watching what is happening.
• Russia continues to build up troops near Ukraine's borders, despite a video conference on December 7 that US President Joe Biden called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate the conflict. Russia suspends and changes the schedule of commercial air and rail flights for the transportation of personnel and Russian military equipment. US and Ukrainian officials have evidence of this.

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