European stocks are seen opening sharply lower on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin officially announced a military operation in Ukraine in a televised address early Thursday in Moscow.
Putin claimed the action was in response to Ukrainian threats and stated it was to "demilitarize" the country. He said countries that attempted to interfere would be dealt "consequences they have never seen."
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