Russian President Vladimir Putin told his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Thursday that the goals of Russia's operation in Ukraine will be achieved in any case, as reported by Reuters.

Earlier in the day, "Russians might have pointed multiple rocket-launching systems in the Russian border village of Popovka towards their own territory. Knowing the barbaric nature of Russian actions we fear a false flag operation," Ukraine's foreign minister said.

Market reaction

EUR/USD pair showed no immediate reaction to these comments and was last seen losing 0.4% on the day at 1.1075.