Ukrainian Foreign Minister: The Chance of War With Russia Is ‘Growing’

War with Russia edging closer: Top Ukrainian diplomat (The New York Post)

WASHINGTON – With Russian troops massed along Ukraine’s eastern border, Ukraine’s top diplomat said Sunday that the threat of war was “becoming higher.”

“The Ukraine government is trying to use all the peaceful diplomatic means and diplomatic means to stop Russians but the people are also ready to defend their homeland,” Ukraine Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia said on ABC’s “This Week.”

He blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the escalating tension.