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Monday 3 March 2014

I am not surprised. Are you?

http://news.sky.com/story/1219922/russia-and-china-in-agreement-over-ukraine

"It's impossible to be optimistic at the moment. We're not in any position to be optimistic about the security situation and what is happening in the Crimea."
The crisis has had a huge knock-on effect on global stock markets, with Moscow's stock exchange plunging as much as 10% on Monday morning.
Russia's central bank raised its rate to 7% from 5.5% as the ruble hit an historic low against the dollar and the euro.