Emerging markets: Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore currencies fare badly; Asian forex slips as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate


JAKARTA, Feb 22 (Reuters): Asian currencies and stocks fell on Tuesday as escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine battered risk sentiment worldwide and sent investors scurrying to safe-haven assets.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the deployment of troops to two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine after recognising them as independent, drawing international condemnation and immediate US sanctions against those regions.

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