The US and sanctions against Russia: Russian banks may be reconnected to SWIFT. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated that the potential reconnection of Russian banks to the SWIFT international banking system will depend on future actions by Russian authorities. Commenting o... #MarcoRubio #MaritimeTruce #PeaceTalks #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ScottBessent #SWIFT
Russia has set forth conditions for the Black Sea truce to take effect; the US is willing to lift some sanctions, while the EU is opposed. The Kremlin released a final statement following talks with US representatives in Saudi Arabia, outlining its conditions for a maritime truce with Ukraine. According to Russia’s statement, the a... #blacksea #DonaldTrump #MaritimeTruce #PeaceTalks #Rosselkhozbank #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
The EU’s new Russian sanctions will sever 13 additional Russian banks from SWIFT. Another 13 banks will be removed from the international payment system as part of the 16th package of EU sanctions. Representatives from 27 EU countries, including Hungary, agreed upon this new set of... #Gazprombank #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #SWIFT
Russian LNG, aluminum, and the shadow fleet: What is the new EU sanctions package targeting? The 16th package of EU sanctions targeting Russia will not include a general ban on the import of Russian LNG. Instead, LNG supplies to terminals not connected to the EU’s common gas distributio... #Belarus #LNG #RussianAluminum #Sanctions #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia #SWIFT
New EU sanctions against Russia: Which sectors will be hit? The EU may include a ban on aluminum imports in the 16th package of Russian sanctions, which will be adopted in February. The ban will be implemented in stages. The US and Britain have already banned ... #Rusalk #RussianAluminum #RussianLNG #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
Because of sanctions, Russia and China are returning to barter exchange of goods for the first time in 30 years. Russia and China are discussing barter trade agreements that will help bypass the US-controlled SWIFT international banking system and limit currency risks; the first such transaction could take place... #BarterAgreements #China #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
The G7 and the EU are working on restrictions for international banks that assist Russia. G7 countries and the EU are studying ways to increase pressure on banks from third countries that help the Russian Federation circumvent sanctions. Currently under discussion are restrictions aimed at... #circumventionOfSanctions #EuropeanBanks #G7 #RussianBanks #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
The US and the EU will not disconnect Russia from SWIFT. The United States and Europe are finalizing an expanded package of sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. It is aimed at large Russian banks but does not prohibit Russia̵... #SWIFT #SWIFTsanctions
The IMF is ready to support the countries that will suffer from Russia’s SWIFT disconnection. The International Monetary Fund is prepared to help countries that may suffer from any side effects of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and other sanctions imposed by Western governments on Russia. Thi... #imf #IMFsanctionsforRussia #SWIFT #SWIFTsanctions
The EU and the US have abandoned the sanction option of disconnecting Russia from SWIFT, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Monday. According to the publication, the possibility of disconnecting Russian banks from SWIFT was too painful for the initiators of possible new sanctions. Thu... #SWIFT #SWIFTsanctions
