Would welcome India's role in Russia-Ukraine conflict, says US

Tensions over Ukraine have increased in recent months, with Russia and NATO accusing each other of amassing troops on the Russian-Ukrainian border

As the Russia-Ukraine tension escalates, the United States (US) has said that it would welcome India's role in de-escalating the situation between the countries, a White House spokesperson said. 

"We certainly welcome any efforts to de-escalate and we are in touch with a range of allies and partners on this, but I don't have any specific conversations to read out that relate to Indian officials," White House spokesperson Jen Psaki said at a press briefing on Tuesday. 

While India has diplomatically maintained a silence over the matter, it has urged its citizens in Ukraine to register themselves with the Indian embassy in