Thursday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Ukraine foreign minister says Russian officials ‘live in their own reality’ after talks fail

[Reuters] Putin says Russia will solve its problems, calls sanctions illegitimate

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Tech Leads Stocks Lower as Treasury Yields Climb: Markets Wrap

[Reuters] Putin says Russia will emerge stronger, sanctions will rebound on West

[ASNA] Beijing vows harsh response if US slaps sanctions on China over Ukraine

[The Atlantic] For the West, the Worst Is Yet to Come

[Reuters] Lukashenko says Belarus army must prevent any attack on Russia from the rear

[NYT] What a Power Cutoff Could Mean for Chernobyl’s Nuclear Waste

[FT] Russia and Ukraine talks fail to yield progress