17:56 - 21.02.2022

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February 21, Fineko/abc.az. Those who invest in Russian assets are again concerned. They believed until the last moment that the scenario of military escalation in Ukraine could be avoided.

On Monday morning, the stock market revived after the news about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, but in the afternoon the situation in Donbass deteriorated significantly.

After the Kremlin did not confirm the talks between the presidents, and the Russian Security Service said that Ukrainian security forces had already shelled the territory of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Exchange index fell by 10.05%, to 3128.69 points, the RTS - by 10.02%, to 1260.25 points to a record low since March 2020.