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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Multiple blasts struck Kyiv on Monday morning, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
Air raid sirens were sounding in the capital, he said. He asked people to shelter in place.
Klitschko shared a photo on Twitter of what he said was the wreckage of a Kamikaze drone.
A new report released by the U.S. and it's allies states that they have degraded the Russian defense industry’s ability to replace weapons destroyed in the war, including over 6,000 pieces of military equipment, including tanks, armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles.
The report was announced at a meeting hosted by the U.S. Department of Treasury along with top finance and other government agencies from 33 countries meant to illustrate how joint sanctions "have disrupted Russia’s military operations" and "critical defense supply chains" impacting Russian efforts on the battlefield.
Officials said the shortages, in part due to sanctions and export controls, are forcing Russia to look to less technologically advanced countries, like North Korea and Iran, for supplies and equipment.
-ABC News' Cindy Smith
Speaking to reporters at the end of a summit in Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin said there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and that Russia was not looking to destroy the country.
Putin also said that his call up of Russian reservists would be over within two weeks and there are no plans for further mobilization. According to the Associated Press, Putin said that 222,000 of the 300,000 reservists that the Russian Defense Ministry set as a goal had been mobilized.
-ABC News' Alexandra Faul
Several NATO allies have announced additional support for Ukraine during their two-day NATO defense ministers meeting.
Canada said Wednesday it is planning $47 million Canadian dollars more in military aid, including winter equipment, drone cameras and satellite communications, in the coming weeks.
The British government announced Thursday it would provide missiles for advanced NASAM anti-aircraft systems that the Pentagon plans to send to Ukraine. The U.K. also is sending hundreds of aerial drones for information gathering and logistics support, plus 18 howitzer artillery guns.
France promised more artillery, anti-aircraft systems and missiles, with President Emmanuel Macron telling France 2 television on Wednesday that they will provide Ukraine with CAESAR mobile artillery units to lead the counteroffensive, as well as radars, unspecified military systems and missiles.
The Netherlands also announced Wednesday it will send additional advanced air defense missiles.
-ABC News' Jason Volack
