The Kremlin said on Wednesday that countries involved in peace talks around Ukraine still needed to narrow their differences and that there were "a lot of nuances" that needed to be worked out before any deal could be reached.

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones battered the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and glide bombs hit Zaporizhzhia, local authorities said Tuesday, as the Kremlin again warned that negotiators are unlikely to obtain a swift breakthrough in peace talks on the war.

The Kremlin once again declared its readiness for negotiations with Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Kyiv must "legally clear the obstacles," the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reports.