AFP MOSCOW - Only a few weeks ago Russia seemed on an unstoppable roll as investors flocked to one of the world's fastest-growing economies, but a sudden escalation of the state's conflict with oil giant Yukos has jolted confidence.President Vladimir Putin prided himself on bringing stability after the chaotic post-Soviet era, as his administration attracted Western capital and incited Russians to repatriate funds stashed abroad. Now in its fourth year of consecutive growth, Russia's gross domestic product expanded 6.5 percent in the first nine months of 2003, almost on a par with China.B...
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