Kremlin says it remains interested in pursuing Ukraine peace talks despite overnight strike on Kyiv

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov waits before talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Interim President of the Republic of Mali Assimi Goita at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia June 23, 2025. Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday that it was still interested in pursuing peace talks on Ukraine despite Russia conducting a large and deadly overnight strike on Kyiv.

Ukrainian officials said the attack had killed at least 15 people, including four children, in a strike on the Ukrainian capital that President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said was Moscow's answer to diplomatic efforts to end its war.