The world stock indexes closed mostly in the red zone due to the start of Russia's military operation in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the relevant decision yesterday, after which Western countries agreed to strengthen economic sanctions against Russia. European indices showed the biggest fall - DAX Germany lost 3,96%, FTSE 100 UK - 3,88%, CAC 40 France - 3,83%. In Asia-Pacific, Shanghai Composite dropped 1.7%, Shenzhen Composite 2.2%, Hang Seng 3.21, KOSPI 2.6%, Nikkei 225 1.81, S&P/ASX 200 2.99%. Players in the U.S. were more optimistic. American indexes were up - Dow Jones rose 0.28%, S&P 500 and NASDAQ gained 1.49% and 3.34% respectively. This was contributed by the positive economic statistics - the country's GDP at the end of last year showed the highest growth in the last 38 years (5.7%).