SQUAWK BOX, MONDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2022

It’s been a weekend of high-end diplomacy throughout Eastern Europe. President Biden has spoken to both President Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodomyr Zelenskyy after U.S. intelligence suggested that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could happen “any day now”. Germany is among more than a dozen nations warning its citizens to leave Ukraine as Chancellor Olaf Scholz prepares to visit Kiev in a show of solidarity. Tensions are felt across Asian equities after Wall Street saw a late sell-off on Friday while crude prices surge over the $95 mark. In France, Les Républicains presidential candidate Valérie Pécresse holds a major rally in Paris. Her spokesperson Alexandra Dublanche tells CNBC she represents a serious threat to Emmanuel Macron.