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UK PM Johnson says pressure building to cut Russia off from SWIFT

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Saturday that the world should cut Russia off from the global SWIFT payments system and said more countries supported such a move.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2022

Germany makes historic shift on weapons policy to ship Ukraine arms

BERLIN — Germany upended years of policy and agreed to supply Kyiv with weapons and consider ways to shut out Russia from the SWIFT financial messaging system, signaling the depth of outrage in Berlin at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

In a major shift, Germany will send weapons to Ukraine

In a significant shift, the German government said Saturday it will send weapons and other supplies directly to Ukraine and supports some restrictions of the SWIFT global banking system for Russia

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

West moves closer to cutting Russia's SWIFT access, says Lithuania

Western partners are moving closer to halting Russia's access to the SWIFT global interbank payments system, Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte said on Saturday.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2022

Western sanctions target Vladimir Putin and Russian oligarchs over Ukraine invasion

The US, UK and EU are now directly targeting the Russian leader with sanctions, while Australia targets eight of the country's oligarchs.

ABC News · Feb 26, 2022

Western allies to expel key Russian banks from global system; Ukraine vows to fight on

Western allies announced sweeping new sanctions against Moscow on Saturday, including kicking key Russian banks off the main global payments system, as a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukrainian forces were repelling Russian troops advancing on Kyiv.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2022

Momentum grows to ban Russia from SWIFT payment system

Canada, the United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday said they could act to exclude Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system in a further round of sanctions aimed at halting Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2022

Wall Street counsels Washington against kicking Russia off SWIFT

Some of Wall Street’s largest banks told lawmakers and the Biden administration that kicking Russia off the SWIFT financial-messaging system would have far-reaching fallout that could hurt the global economy and undermine the purpose of the penalties, people familiar with the matter said.

Tribune News Service · Feb 26, 2022

US-EU sanctions will pummel the Russian economy – two experts explain why they are likely to stick and sting

The Biden administration, in extraordinary and rapid cooperation with allies over a period of three days, has doubled down on its vow to impose “severe sanctions” against Russia for its military aggression against Ukraine.

The Conversation · Feb 25, 2022

Explainer-How the U.S. could tighten sanctions on Russia

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine, targeting major banks and members of the elite coupled with new export control measures.

Reuters · Feb 25, 2022