Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Cause Inflation to Surpass 10 Percent

A compressor station of Ukraine's Naftogaz national oil and gas company near the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Aug. 5, 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his government to draft a response to "unacceptable" Western sanctions over Moscow's perceived backing of pro-Kremlin rebels in Ukraine's volatile east. SERGEY BOBOK/AFP via Getty Images

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Inflation of the U.S. dollar could surpass 10 percent in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a new report.