Ukraine estimates the probability of a major escalation of conflict with Russia to be low, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov told parliament on Friday.
"Our intelligence sees every move that could pose a potential threat to Ukraine. We estimate the probability of a large-scale escalation as low," Reznikov said.
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