MOSCOW: A world economy that’s still recovering from Covid-19 faces new risks from an energy-price spike as the standoff between the West and Russia escalates.
The United States and its European allies unveiled limited sanctions on Tuesday, in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine, and warned that tougher penalties may follow.
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