Russian chief negotiator said on Thursday that Russia is ready to hold peace talks with Ukraine but added that they are yet to receive a response to their proposals from Kyiv, as reported by Reuters.

Market reaction

These comments don't seem to be having a noticeable impact on risk sentiment during the European trading hours. As of writing, the Euro Stoxx 600 Index was down 2.2% on a daily basis. Additionally, US stock index futures were losing between 2% and 2.8%, suggesting that Wall Street's main indexes are likely to open deep in negative territory.