MOSCOW — At the recent Army-2015 international military forum President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is prepared to deploy more than 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles.
A year or more ago, such a statement would have had immediate repercussions on the market. The ruble would have lost value, investors would have abandoned Russia and stock market commentators would have politely made it known that the head of state should be more guarded in his remarks to avoid jeopardizing the national economy.
But now, against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine and the possibility of even harsher sanctions against Russia, the …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
