Monday, February 28, 2022

Tuesday's News Links

[Reuters] Russian column bears down on Kyiv, raising fear for civilians

[AP] ‘Undisguised terror’: Russia’s Kharkiv strike chills Ukraine

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia Vows to Press Attack as Troops Near Kyiv: Ukraine Update

[Reuters] Russia seeks to halt investor stampede as sanctions hammer economy

[Reuters] Japan, U.S. finance chiefs pledge "maximum costs" for Russia

[AP] Live updates: Official: Artillery kills 70 Ukraine soldiers

[Reuters] Lukashenko says Belarus deploying more forces to Ukraine border

[Reuters] No military bases in ex-Soviet countries, Russia tells West

[Politico] Ukrainian pilots arrive in Poland to pick up donated fighter jets

[Axios] Ukraine war enters new, uglier phase as convoy advances on Kyiv

[MSN/WP] In just 72 hours, Europe overhauled its entire post-Cold War relationship with Russia

[Reuters] Oil lubricates Beijing’s Russian tightrope

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks and Futures Fall, Bonds Surge on Ukraine: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Surges to Highest Since 2014 as More Russia Sanctions Loom

[Reuters] Stocks slide on Ukraine woes, oil storms back above $100

[Reuters] Rouble slips again, Swiss franc hits seven-year high

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Climbs as Sanctions Raise Concern Over Global Growth

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Credit Has Worst Ever Start as Russia Tensions Worsen Selloff

[Reuters] Fed, and Powell, face a new world of risk in pivot to tighter policy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Goldman Strategists See Markets Underestimating Oil Price Risk

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] German Inflation Quickens More Than Expected on Spike in Energy Costs

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Italian Inflation Hits Record for Third Straight Month on Energy

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Rising Crop Prices on Track to Send Global Food Costs to Record

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Moves to Slow Yuan Gains After Rally to Highest Since 2018

[AP] Risks to global supply chains rising as climate change worsens, IPCC warns

[AP] Reading Putin: Unbalanced or cagily preying on West's fears?

[Reuters] Americans, Canadians answer Ukraine call for foreign fighters

[Reuters] U.S. delegation arrives in Taiwan as China denounces visit

[Reuters] Factbox: China-Russia trade has surged as countries grow closer

[WSJ] Russian Forces Target Ukrainian Civilian Areas as Missile Hits Central Kharkiv

[WSJ] War in Ukraine Disrupts Ships Around the Globe

[WSJ] The West’s Sanctions Barrage Severs Russia’s Economy from Much of the World

[FT] Rouble/interest rates: knock-on effects of sanctions will ripple beyond Russia

[FT] How Putin’s assault on Ukraine turned Europe’s Russia policy on its head