Pentagon's Kirby: Putin gives himself more military options with each passing day

Pentagon Spokesman Kirby is on MSNBC is saying:

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• US has not ruled out possible cyber attacks from Russia

The markets were relieved that Russia's Lavrov that there is continued window for diplomacy with a way to move forward, but that says nothing of the requirements from both sides that might make an agreement difficult.

Risks still remain but it is moving closer to a finish line where there is a solution or there isn't (or so it seems at least).

In other headlines:

• UN spokesman says no plans for evacuation or relocation of UN staff out of Ukraine, and
• Biden Administration is offering $1B in loan guarantees to Ukraine to calm market concerns about possible war.