India, Jan. 29 -- The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia has renewed its invitation to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to travel to Moscow for peace talks, as US-led diplomatic efforts to end the nearly four-year war in Ukraine gain momentum.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow has yet to receive a response from Kyiv, adding that the invitation remains open.

The comments also followed reports that Moscow and Kyiv may have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy infrastructure-claims the Kremlin declined to confirm.

Fresh momentum was injected into the peace process after Washington-mediated talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations were held in Abu Dhabi last weekend.

A further round of talks is scheduled ...