Japan told Ukraine and Russia on Tuesday that diplomacy is the path toward defusing their escalating crisis amid fears that Moscow may invade the Eastern European nation.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to underscore Japan's support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, saying that his country opposes the use of force to change the status quo.Separately, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi told Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov in an online meeting that Moscow should pursue a diplomatic solution to …READ FULL ARTICLE