• Stocks tumble, oil prices jump on Ukraine standoff
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[IMG]http://static.bbci.co.uk/h4discoveryzone/ic/newsimg/media/images/473/436/73302000/jpg/_73302172_uriane-russian-troops_290214_el.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]TOKYO (Reuters) - Stock prices plummeted while oil prices shot up on Monday as escalating tensions between Russia and the West after Russia bloodlessly seized a part of Ukraine. Kiev mobilized for war on Sunday after Russia declared its right to invade its neighbor, with their forces already controlling strategically important Crimea, an isolated Black Sea peninsula where Moscow has a naval base. The Group of Seven countries (G7) condemned Russia's move, cancelling for now preparations for the G8 summit that includes Russia and had been scheduled to take place in Sochi in June. U.S. stock futures fell 1.0 percent from a record high hit on Friday while Japan's Nikkei average tumbled 2.3 percent .N225. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS fell 1.0 percent. "It's a reaction to the escalation in tension in Ukraine over the weekend ... the traditional risk proxies are getting hit, and the safe havens are getting bid," said ANZ currency strategist Sam Tuck in Auckland. The dollar dropped to as low as 101.255 yen, its weakest in almost a month, and last traded at 101.36 yen, about 0.4 percent below levels late last week. Against the Swiss franc, another traditional safe-haven currency, the dollar slipped near Friday's two-year low of 0.8782 franc. "No one wants a full confrontation between the NATO and Russia. That's the worst scenario. Even Putin would probably not want it," said a senior proprietary trader at a Japanese bank.[/QUOTE] [url]http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCABRE96S00E20140303[/url]
Lol, G7.
[QUOTE]"No one wants a full confrontation between the NATO and Russia. That's the worst scenario. Even Putin would probably not want it," said a senior proprietary trader at a Japanese bank.[/QUOTE] I like that its pretty much been established that putin is a psychopath
If this leads to war I'm probably going to have to re-enlist if they'll take me within a few months of the announcement. I'd rather end up "drafted" on my own terms than being stuck in the Army again. Please don't lead to war. I'd much rather Russia just fucks off and we go back to having relative peace.
[QUOTE=draugur;44108407]If this leads to war I'm probably going to have to re-enlist if they'll take me within a few months of the announcement. I'd rather end up "drafted" on my own terms than being stuck in the Army again. Please don't lead to war. I'd much rather Russia just fucks off and we go back to having relative peace.[/QUOTE] The only way "relative peace" will ensue is if the "G7" accepts that Crimea is now in control of Russia. Give it a month for things to quiet down and we'll all be bitching about North Korea.
[QUOTE=draugur;44108407]If this leads to war I'm probably going to have to re-enlist if they'll take me within a few months of the announcement. I'd rather end up "drafted" on my own terms than being stuck in the Army again. Please don't lead to war. I'd much rather Russia just fucks off and we go back to having relative peace.[/QUOTE] Screw that noise. I've got my draft card in my wallet, I'd rather enlist in a service like the Air Force or the Navy before they called my number.
[QUOTE=laserguided;44108425]The only way "relative peace" will ensue is if the "G7" accepts that Crimea is now in control of Russia. Give it a month for things to quiet down and we'll all be bitching about North Korea.[/QUOTE] And then Russia will move in to take Eastern Ukraine no doubt.
[QUOTE=Sobotnik;44108455]And then Russia will move in to take Eastern Ukraine no doubt.[/QUOTE] No doubt. A return to imperial Crimea.
[QUOTE=laserguided;44108425]The only way "relative peace" will ensue is if the "G7" accepts that [B]Crimea is now in control of Russia[/B]. Give it a month for things to quiet down and we'll all be bitching about North Korea.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure about this...
[QUOTE=ewitwins;44108442]Screw that noise. I've got my draft card in my wallet, I'd rather enlist in a service like the Air Force or the Navy before they called my number.[/QUOTE] Agree'd. However a war over Ukraine is one draft I wouldn't dodge if it came to it though, simply because Ukraine is actually asking for help.
[QUOTE=draugur;44108657]Agree'd. However a war over Ukraine is one draft I wouldn't dodge if it came to it though, simply because Ukraine is actually asking for help.[/QUOTE] I'm 20 now and I never revived the order to sign up for the draft. Huh. I should probably stop by my city hall and see what's up
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