Russia-Ukraine updates: US to stand by Kyiv ‘as long as it takes’

All the updates from February 27 as they happened.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shake hands in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine [Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP]
By Edna Mohamed and Umut Uras
Published On 27 Feb 2023

The live blog is now closed, thank you for joining us. These were the updates on the Russia-Ukraine war on Monday, February 27: