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Asian stocks fall after West vows more Russia sanctions

A woman wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, March 25, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow's sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe to use it to pay for gas exports.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, March 25, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow's sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe to use it to pay for gas exports.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, March 25, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow's sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe to use it to pay for gas exports.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) People wearing protective masks walk in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, March 25, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow's sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe to use it to pay for gas exports.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A woman wearing a protective mask rides a bicycle in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, March 25, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow's sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe to use it to pay for gas exports.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) A man wearing a protective mask walks in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm Friday, March 25, 2022, in Tokyo. Asian stock markets fell Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin tried to prop up Moscow's sinking ruble by threatening to require Europe to use it to pay for gas exports. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Asian stocks fall after West vows more Russia sanctions