invasion
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Oil prices surged, for instance, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
But fuel prices remain below the levels reached in summer 2022 following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, when petrol reached 191.5p a litre and diesel hit 199p.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
He cited the Gulf War in 1990 involving Iraq’s surprise invasion of Kuwait as the “closest analog to the current environment when it comes to how oil prices affect U.S. equity valuations.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
As Mr. Vinen nicely puts it: “There was a world of difference between the prospect of invasion, which pulled Britain together, and the fact of invasion, which pulled France apart.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
That, Bundy said, or an all-out invasion of North Vietnam, which would probably draw in the Chinese army and turn into an even bigger calamity.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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