EFTA Document EFTA01453228

7 March 2014 Special Report: Russia: macro implications of increased geopolitical risk Ukraine's political turmoil poses risks to Russian economy Putin authorised to send troops to Ukraine On 1 March, Russia's President Vladimir Putin issued a request to the Federation Council to send troops to the Crimea peninsula, where the Russian fleet is based. This request was swiftly granted, with Russia's officialdom noting that the decision to send troops had not yet been taken by Putin and that