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Protestors demonstrate against the deployment of troops in Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Berlin
Protestors demonstrate against the deployment of troops in Ukraine outside the Russian embassy in Berlin
(Image credit: Omer Messinger/Getty Images)

The rouble has fallen in value after world leaders rushed to impose sanctions on Russia following the deployment of troops to two separatist-controlled states in eastern Ukraine.

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