Thursday Afternoon Links

[Reuters] U.S. warns Moscow, Minsk against deploying nuclear arms in Belarus

[Reuters] Putin tells Macron Russia will achieve its goals in Ukraine

[Reuters] Russian foreign spy chief says Cold War with West has turned hot

[Reuters] Ukraine to seek humanitarian corridors in talks with Russia

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Insists Invasion Going to Plan: Ukraine Update

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russian Assault Shows No Letup as War Enters a Second Week

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks Fluctuate as Oil Faces Intense Volatility: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia’s Toxic Oil Sends Tanker Rates Into a Frenzy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Buys Up U.S. Corn, Soybeans as Ukraine War Roils Trade

[Reuters] Moscow says BBC being used to undermine political situation in Russia

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Powell Affirms Fed on Track for March Hike, Will Move With Care

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Wall Street Fund Giants Face Headache as Indexes Dump Russia

[MSN/WP] Why the enormous scale of financial pain being inflicted on Russia worries some in the West

[FT] War in Ukraine threatens the global financial system