President Vladimir Putin said he'd sought an "open dialogue" with the West.
Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout the east and south.
Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in.
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A spokesperson for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is unharmed after his convoy was involved in an accident in Kyiv Wednesday.
The driver was given first aid by Zelenskyy's doctors and handed over to an ambulance crew, according to the president's spokesperson.
-ABC News' Jason Volack
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters he has a feeling "we are still far away from peace," he said at a press conference Wednesday after speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone.
The two discussed the initiative to export grain from Ukraine, the export of Russian food, the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant and other things relevant to the current situation, according to Guterres.
According to the Kremlin, both sides emphasized the importance of ensuring, as a matter of priority, the need for food in African, Middle Eastern and Latin American countries.
Both sides agreed to further work on the Russia-U.N. line at various levels, according to the Kremlin.
-ABC News' Jason Volack
Photos show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on a visit to newly freed Ukrainian territories in the east.
Hand on heart, Zelenskyy watched Ukraine's flag rise above the recaptured city of Izium. Zelensky looked on and sang the national anthem.
"The view is very shocking, but it is not shocking for me," Zelenskyy told journalists while standing on a pile of rubble. "We began to see the same pictures from Bucha, from the first de-occupied territories, the same destroyed buildings, killed people."
The Ukrainian Armed forces said Tuesday that it liberated more than 300 settlements, freeing around 150,000 people in recent days.
Ukrainian engineers have made further progress in repairing vital power infrastructure in the vicinity of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it was informed Tuesday.
The engineers are providing the plant with renewed access to a third back-up power line. This means all three back-up power lines to the power plant have been restored, according to the IAEA.
But, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano still warned that safety at the plant remains precarious as it is under the control of Russian forces, but operated by a Ukrainian staff.
While there has been no shelling at or near Zaporizhzhya in recent days, it was still occurring in the wider area, Mariano said.
Zaporizhzhya's four main external power lines are all down and it is not currently providing electricity to households, factories and others.
-ABC News' Will Gretsky
