swift

As the Pentagon’s favorite think tank calls for a swift end to the Ukraine conflict, is the mood shifting in Washington?

The RAND Corporation, a highly influential elite national security think tank funded directly by the Pentagon, has published a landmark…

1 year ago

Russia’s biggest bank blocked from SWIFT

Russian banking giant Sberbank has been disconnected from the SWIFT global financial messaging system under a new set of sanctions…

2 years ago

Blinken uses Taylor Swift song to send message to Putin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has invoked a Taylor Swift hit to send a message to President Putin that Russia-US…

2 years ago

EU threatens Russia with fresh SWIFT restrictions

More Russian banks will be disconnected from the global banking communications system SWIFT, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs…

2 years ago

Russia gives US dollar a SWIFT kick

The Indian government is reportedly considering Moscow’s proposal to turn to the Russian payment system, which allows direct rupee-ruble transfers…

2 years ago

Ukraine wants SWIFT to cut off Russia’s central bank

The National Bank of Ukraine has asked global financial messaging system SWIFT to disconnect Russia’s central bank, effectively cutting off…

2 years ago

Ukraine clarifies if cutting Russia off from SWIFT is on US-EU sanctions list

Delisting Russia from the SWIFT international payment system is not being considered by the US and EU for the sanctions…

2 years ago

Moscow warns of consequences for Europe if Russia is cut off from SWIFT

Suspending Russia from SWIFT – an international system of financial transactions between banks operated by a Belgium-based company – could…

2 years ago

Britain to back suspension of Russia from SWIFT – reports

British authorities are reportedly considering “an opportunity to support the suspension of Russia from the SWIFT international payment system, citing…

2 years ago

Western governments drop plans to cut Russia off from SWIFT – media

German newspaper Handelsblatt has reported that Western leaders have ruled out the possibility of disconnecting Russia from the global banking…

2 years ago