Peskov: Biden warned Putin about Russia’s financial isolation

US President Joe Biden told Russian President Vladimir Putin that if Russia invaded Ukraine, it would be financially isolated. This was stated in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin “press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov.

“Our American colleagues, right after the end of the conversation, in unison with each other, of course, began to talk about horror films, about how Biden scared Putin and so on. This is not the case, ”he said.

Peskov admitted that “Biden said that if there is this ephemeral invasion of Ukraine – apparently, the Americans themselves have already believed that this is not informational stuffing, but the true truth – then Russia will be financially isolated, and so on and the like. “

The talks between Putin and Biden were held on December 7 via video link. The leaders of the countries discussed, in particular, the expansion of NATO, the situation on the territory of Ukraine.

Bloomberg, citing its sources, reported that the United States and the European Union are studying the possibility of imposing sanctions on the largest Russian banks and the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) if Russia “attacks” Ukraine. Among the most probable restrictions may allegedly be the conversion of rubles into dollars and other foreign currencies, including euros and pounds sterling. Moreover, the West may limit the ability of investors to buy Russian debt on the secondary market.

Also, CNN sources warned that the American authorities are considering the possibility of punishing the Russian Federation with new restrictions in the framework of restraining Russia’s “invasion” of Ukraine. It was emphasized that the sanctions could affect the “entourage” of the leader of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and energy companies. They also suggest disconnecting the RF from the SWIFT system.