[Reuters] EU energy ministers hold crisis talks after Russian gas cuts [MSN/WP] Soviet flags keep rising over Russian-occupied Ukraine [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stocks [...]

[Reuters] Russia strikes U.S. weapons at airfield near Odesa, defence ministry says [Reuters] EU leans towards Russian oil ban by year-end, diplomats say [...]

[AP] Ukraine fights to hold off Russian advances in south, east [Reuters] Ukraine says Russia pounding Donbas, failing to take targets [Yahoo/Bloomberg] [...]

The Shanghai Composite sank 5.1% Monday, fell another 1.4% Tuesday, rallied 2.5% Wednesday, increased 0.6% Thursday, and then rose 2.4% Friday – with the [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Germany Won’t Block a Russian Oil Embargo, Habeck Says [Reuters] Russian submarine strikes Ukraine with cruise missiles, defence ministry [...]

[Reuters] Russia steps up assault on east Ukraine, Putin threatens countries that intervene [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: EU Says Ruble Accounts for Gas [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: EU Warns Ruble Payments for Gas Breach Sanctions [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Russia to Cut Gas to Poland, Bulgaria Until Pay Demands [...]

[AP] Russia pounds eastern Ukraine as West promises Kyiv new arms [Reuters] Moscow cites risk of nuclear war as U.S., allies pledge heavier arms for Ukraine [...]

[MSN/WP] U.S. wants Russian military ‘weakened’ from Ukraine invasion, Austin says [AP] Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Fresh Calls for Mariupol Ceasefire, Evacuations [AP] Ukraine leader pushes for more arms; US officials to visit [MSN/NYT] As [...]

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Ukraine Latest: Russian Strikes on Mariupol; Easter Curfews Set [Yahoo/Bloomberg] Zelenskiy Warns on Russian Ambitions After General’s [...]

It was an important week – perhaps critical. There was additional support for my macro thesis. The bottom line: increasingly unstable global markets today [...]