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The package of sanctions that Washington imposes on Russia for “aggression” against Ukraine does not provide for its disconnection from the SWIFT international interbank payment system. However, according to a Biden administration official, this issue remains on the agenda, 112 Ukraine reports.
“We think that there are other serious measures that have comparable consequences for Russia, that we can take at the same time as Europe, and that will not entail wider side costs. But we do not remove SWIFT from the agenda, ”said the official.
Earlier, Bloomberg reported that Washington is ready to impose sanctions against Russian financial institutions, in particular, Sberbank and VTB. Against structures belonging to the state corporation VEB, they have already been introduced. Also, according to TASS, one of the high-ranking officials of the US administration “promised” that Nord Stream 2 would not be put into operation.
Source: Rosbalt
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