[AP] Ukraine, Russia resume talks as fighting nears Kyiv [Reuters] Russia could take full control of major Ukrainian cities – Kremlin [Yahoo/Bloomberg] [...]

[AP] Russian airstrike hits base in western Ukraine, kills 35 [Reuters] Russia strikes military base near Polish border as it steps up its offensive, Ukraine [...]

Inflation: The 800-Pound Gorilla The themes of geopolitical, economic, and market turmoil continued unabated this week. While ongoing fighting continued, hopes [...]

[AP] Russia strikes near Ukraine’s capital; mosque reported hit [Reuters] Ukraine says evacuations threatened again as fighting rages outside Kyiv [CNBC] [...]

March 11 – Reuters (Steve Holland and Susan Heavey): “President Joe Biden… took new steps along with U.S. allies to punish Russia economically over its [...]

[Reuters] Putin sees “certain positive shifts” in talks with Ukraine [AP] Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens [Reuters] Russian [...]

This week we cover the rapid price movements within the precious metals markets. Gold surged upward to test record-high prices amid global conflict as [...]

[Reuters] No progress on Ukraine ceasefire in Lavrov-Kuleba meeting [Reuters] Ukraine says Russia snubs plea for humanitarian access to besieged civilians [...]

Europe’s GREEN Agenda creates dependence on Putin’s energy U.S. severs buying of Russian Oil Battle-tested, gold is worth its weight   The [...]

[Reuters] Scant progress evacuating Ukrainian civilians [AP] Suffering goes on in encircled Mariupol as evacuation fails [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Update: [...]

[AP] People flee embattled Ukraine city, supplies head to another [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Biden Set to Ban U.S. Import of Russian Oil as Soon as Today [Reuters] [...]

[AP] Russia sets cease-fire for evacuations but battles continue [Reuters] Ukrainians trapped in besieged city as fighting blocks evacuation efforts [AP] [...]

[Reuters] Kyiv digs in for battle as fighting flares in areas nearby [AP] Live updates: Blinken: US, allies discuss Russia oil imports [Reuters] Ukrainian [...]

[Reuters] Putin says Western sanctions are akin to declaration of war [Reuters] Russia says Ukraine thwarting progress by seeking to involve NATO [Reuters] [...]

It Was a Horrible Year This Week This week, MWM had its quarterly client Zoom call. Thanks go out to all those we serve and to members of the MWM team for the [...]