Saturday's News Links

[Reuters] Greece hires Lazard to advise on debt ahead of talks

[Reuters] Ukraine peace talks collapse, Kiev and separatists trade blame

[NYT] Ukraine Fighting Continues as Talks Stall

[Bloomberg] Podemos Seeks to Restructure Public Sector Debt

[Reuters] Germany, ECB play hard ball with Greece

[Bloomberg] ECB’s Constancio Signals Greek Waiver Could End

[Bloomberg] Greece Will Repay ECB, IMF, Reach Deal With EU, Tsipras Says

[Bloomberg] Greek Markets Dive as Syriza Digs In to Fight Austerity

[BBC] Greece economy: Merkel rules out more debt relief

[Reuters] ECB's Liikanen: No lending to Greek banks if no deal by end of February

[Reuters] Merkel rejects debt writedown for Greece - Die Welt

[Spiegel] Merkel's Unintended Creation: Could Tsipras' Win Upset Balance of Power in Europe?

[AFP] Greece seeks EU allies but Germany holds firm

[Reuters] Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine, 15 soldiers killed

[The Economist] Understanding Putin’s plans

[Reuters] Italy elects senior judge Sergio Mattarella as president

[AP] Spanish Radical Left Party Gets Boost With Huge Madrid Rally