Ukraine Presidential Adviser: Ukraine's borders as of 1991 must be recognised

An adviser for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukraine's position in negotiations with Russia hasn't changed, per Reuters. "Ukraine's borders as of 1991 must be recognised," the adviser added.

Meanwhile, commenting on the Financials Times report on progress in peace talks, "it is not right - there are elements that are correct but on the whole, it is not true," a Kremlin spokesperson said.

Market reaction

There is a negative shift in market mood following these remarks. As of writing, Euro Stoxx 600 Index was posting small daily losses and US stock index futures were down between 0.5% and 0.8%.