Sunday, March 6, 2022

Sunday's News Links

[Reuters] Kyiv digs in for battle as fighting flares in areas nearby

[AP] Live updates: Blinken: US, allies discuss Russia oil imports

[Reuters] Ukrainian refugees near 1.5 million as Russian assault enters 11th day

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: Russia’s VTB Bank Reportedly Set to Exit Europe

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Putin Warns Ukraine as Safe-Passage Plans Descend Into Chaos

[Reuters] Russia, without evidence, says Ukraine making nuclear "dirty bomb"

[AP] Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gasoline Soars Above $4 a Gallon for Most U.S. Drivers

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Market to Get Even Tighter on Russia Disruptions, Says Vitol

[Reuters] Chinese city of Qingdao reports Omicron outbreak among students

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China Cases Surge; Australian Gold Output Declines: Virus Update

[Bloomberg] Russian Banks Turn to China as Visa, Mastercard Suspend Business

[Bloomberg] Xi Says China Can’t Rely on World Markets for Food Security

[WSJ] U.S., Poland Look at Providing Soviet-Era Aircraft to Ukraine

[WSJ] Oil Buyers Paying Record Premiums for Prompt Deliveries

[WSJ] This Russian Metals Giant Might Be Too Big to Sanction

[FT] Food crisis looms as Ukrainian wheat shipments grind to halt

[FT] Investors fret over default protection for Russian bonds

[FT] Ukraine invasion fuels ‘fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since second world war’

[FT] How Russia’s airline industry was pushed to the brink in a week