Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he is “convinced” that Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to oust Ukraine’s government led by democratically elected President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Blinken, who also noted that it is “a possibility” that Russia could invade a NATO member, provided his bleak assessment of Ukraine during a Thursday evening appearance on ABC’s World News Tonight with David Muir.

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