Asia stocks slide, oil jumps as Russia orders troops to Ukraine regions

February 22, 2022 10:05 AM

SINGAPORE (REUTERS) – Oil jumped to a seven-year high, safe-havens like gold rallied and US stock futures dived on Tuesday (Feb 22) as Europe’s eastern flank stood on the brink of war after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine.

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