Breaking: Ukraine's Kuleba says no progress on ceasefire

Following the meeting with his Russian counterpart Dmytro Sergey Lavrov on Thursday, Ukrainian foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba is holding a news conference.

Key quotes

"Concluded meeting with Russian, Turkish counterparts."

"Meeting was both easy and difficult."

"Easy because Lavrov followed his traditional rhetoric, difficult because I did my best."

"Most difficult situation is in Mariupol."

"Lavrov did not commit to a humanitarian corridor in Mariupol."

"No progress on ceasefire."

"Ready to meet again in this format."

"Ready to continue engagement to stop the war."

Market reaction

Markets remain risk-averse following these comments. As of writing, the Euro Stoxx 600 Index was down 0.6% an the UK's FTSE 100 was losing 1.1%.