Austin and Milley said there is still time for diplomacy as Russia has built up troops along Ukraine's border.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Staff General Mark Milley on Friday urged Russia to take the diplomatic route instead of invade Ukraine.
Milley told reporters that Russia has gathered upwards of 100,000 forces near Ukraine's borders. He also listed the capabilities such as ground maneuver forces, ballistic missiles, air force and said civilians could suffer if war were to break out in the scale and scope possible.
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