Russia-Ukraine war live updates: US rushing $200 million in weapons for Ukraine's defence

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on Friday with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and discussed Kuleba's trilateral meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, the State Department said.

Following calls by anxious Indian students and parents, the Indian embassy in Moscow said on Friday there’s no security reason for any student to leave Russia. The embassy, however, added that there was certain disruption in banking services and connectivity and that those who were concerned about it “may consider leaving”.

Ukraine said Belarus could be planning to invade its territory on Friday and accused Russia of trying to drag its ally into the war by staging air attacks on Belarus from Ukrainian air space. Belarus has served as a staging post for Russian troops, missiles and aircraft, both before and after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, but it has not deployed its own forces in active battle.