Ukraine's leader urges calm: protect 'your heart from panic'

In a televised video address, Zelenskiy said this week's withdrawal of personnel from Western embassies in Kyiv did not signal that a military escalation with Russia was inevitable.

"Protect your body from viruses, your brain from lies, your heart from panic," Zelenskiy said.

Tensions are high after Russia massed an estimated 100,000 troops in reach of its neighbor's border.