Blinken believes Russia will invade Ukraine before night is out -NBC

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba hold a news conference, in Washington

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NBC News on Wednesday that he expected Russia to invade Ukraine before the night was over but still sees a chance to “avert a major aggression”.

“Everything seems to be in place for Russia to engage in a major aggression against Ukraine,” Blinken told NBC in an interview, adding he could not be precise about time or place.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)

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