Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Merkel's conservatives suffer blow in state vote, eurosceptics gain

[Reuters] Greece confident ahead of EU meeting, but sticking to its no-austerity guns

[Reuters] ECB has track record with funding stick it holds over Greece

[Bloomberg] Greece Extends Talks With Creditors on Eve of Eurogroup Meeting

[Reuters] Ukraine rebels disavow ceasefire at encircled town

[Der Spiegel] The War Next Door: Can Merkel's Diplomacy Save Europe?

[Reuters] Greece, EU see need for 'national reform plan' to fix economy

[Reuters] Eyes of the world on Greece

[Reuters] Greeks brim with pride as country totters on the edge

[Reuters] Geopolitics versus politics in Greek debt drama

[Reuters] China's capital flows to remain volatile in 2015: forex regulator

[Bloomberg] Bank of England's Weale: rates to rise sooner than markets think

[Bloomberg] Online Bank Robbers Steal as Much as $1 Billion, Says Kaspersky

[FT] Nigeria unravelled

[FT, Ferguson] The meaning of the Minsk agreement