The next round of the Russia-Ukraine ‘peace talks’ could begin at 1200 GMT on Thursday, Belta agency reports, citing a Russian negotiator.

Meanwhile, the Kremlin said,” Ukrainians clearly not in a hurry to get to next round of talks, hope they will get there today.”

Earlier on, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister noted that “Russia sees prospects for negotiations with Ukraine in Belarus.”

On Wednesday, Interfax reported a Russian negotiator saying that a potential ceasefire will be discussed in upcoming talks with the Ukrainian delegation.

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Market reaction

Markets remain in a wait-and-see mode ahead of the peace talks, with the S&P 500 futures posting small losses while the US dollar remains the most favored across the G10 fx space.