“We are conducting direct negotiations with representatives of the Kiev regime,” Mr Peskov told reporters.
Mr Trump appears to be frustrated with Mr Putin’s determination to continue the war in Ukraine despite overtures from the American leader seeking a ceasefire and peace deal.
The plant’s operators reported that vehicles were damaged, the Vienna-based agency stated on Tuesday.
The European Commission has proposed additional measures targeting Russia’s energy and banking sectors.
Search and rescue operations are ongoing at the sites of the strikes, the State Service for Emergencies said.
It is Mr Zelensky’s first visit to Austria since the start of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
On Wednesday, Ukraine received the remains of 1,212 soldiers and handed over 27 dead bodies to Moscow in return.
The main drivers of displacement remain large conflicts like Sudan, Myanmar and Ukraine, and the continued failure to stop the fighting.
Ukraine, which is defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion, has received an invitation to the upcoming NATO summit in The Hague.
The U.S. president described the Russian president as “absolutely crazy”.
