Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Europe can still stop the Russian aggression against Ukraine if it acts swiftly, as reported by Reuters.

Additional takeaways

"Russian assault is like a repeat of World War Two."

"Europe is slow to help Ukraine while Russian tanks attack people."

"Calling on European citizens to protest to force their governments to more decisive action."

Market reaction

Markets remain relatively quiet following these remarks. As of writing, the EUR/USD pair was down 0.13% on a daily basis at 1.1175.