• until the Red Cross has established the region’s needs in a week’s time

A comment out on Rtrs in reply to the earlier news that Fu and Hello highlighted in the comments section, which pointed out that Russia was planning to send 280 trucks into Ukraine supposedly with humanitarian aid resources, a day after the head of NATO warned against using offers of help as a pretext for invasion.

As always with this stream of news the markets will use it to justify one move or another. Take your pick on whether you think it’s appropriate/important or not. I could spend all my day typing this news up but would have no time for other events.

Update:

  • Ukraine presidential aide, Valery Chaley, says no Russian aid column will be allowed on to Ukranian soil
  • Russian cargo will be delivered to the border and then transferred by Red Cross on to other vehicles

DAX off its lows but EURUSD still 1.3340 with USDCHF nudging above 0.9100 again