Tag: Swift
Western countries sanction Russian central bank
New hurdles for Russia Russia is said to feel severe consequences after invading Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) new York The next round of sanctions against Russia also targets the Russian central…
Swift Exclusion & Explosions in Ukraine
Ukrainian soldiers at Vasilkovo airport Russian and Ukrainian units have fought bitter battles around the airport near Kiev. (Photo: Reuters) New York, Dusseldorf After heavy fighting and bombardment during the…
Swift Exclusion & Explosions in Ukraine
Ursula von der Leyen The President of the European Commission expects massive costs for Russia as a result of the new sanctions. (Photo: imago images/Xinhua) new York Fighting continued in…
Western countries sanction Russian central bank
New hurdles for Russia Russia is said to feel severe consequences after invading Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) new York The next round of sanctions against Russia also targets the Russian central…
Deutschland und westliche Verbündete einigen sich darauf, Russland aus SWIFT auszuschließen
Inhalt des Artikels BERLIN – Deutschland und seine westlichen Verbündeten haben vereinbart, Russland aus dem globalen SWIFT-Zahlungssystem herauszunehmen, sagte ein Sprecher der deutschen Regierung am Samstag, in einem dritten Sanktionspaket,…
Europe & Joe Biden advise
Demonstration in Hamburg Demonstrators across Europe today called for Russia to be excluded from the Swift international payments system. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Western states exclude Russian banks from the Swift…
Europe & Joe Biden advise
Demonstration in Hamburg Demonstrators across Europe today called for Russia to be excluded from the Swift international payments system. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Western states exclude Russian banks from the Swift…
Russia’s Swift exclusion is getting closer: Scholz is negotiating a compromise
Demonstration in Hamburg Demonstrators across Europe today called for Russia to be excluded from the Swift international payments system. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The exclusion of Russian banks from the international…
Germany signals approval in the dispute over Swift exclusion from Russia
protests The exclusion of Russia from the Swift payment system is considered a tough measure. (Photo: imago images/Jochen Eckel) Berlin Russia’s exclusion from the Swift international payment system is becoming…
Italy now for Swift exclusion of Russia
Ukrainian soldiers secure the city of Kharkiv after the Russian attack on the city begins Now, has the Kremlin offered Ukraine talks or not? Are Russian troops in Ukraine making…
One good reason for and four against
Logo of the Belgian company Swift Banks exchange information with each other via the Swift system. (Photo: REUTERS) Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt There’s a simple reason why Russia hasn’t yet decoupled…
Italy Pivots, Now Supporting Russia’s Swift Exclusion
Kiev Ukrainian soldiers after a Russian airstrike. (Photo: AP) On day three of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, both sides are fighting for the capital, Kiev. The sirens wail again and…
Experts fear Russia could bypass Swift
demonstrator in Berlin No Swift for Russia – that’s what citizens and many politicians are demanding. But experts fear that Russia could sidestep the sanction by switching to cryptocurrency. (Photo:…
Sanctions against Russia: are we doing enough?
Russian rocket launcher near Kharkiv Brussels, Berlin, Dusseldorf Ukraine is furious, the eastern EU states are appalled, and German politicians are also calling for stricter sanctions: the EU has agreed…
Sanctions against Russia: are we doing enough?
Russian rocket launcher near Kharkiv Brussels, Berlin, Dusseldorf Ukraine is furious, the eastern EU states are appalled, and German politicians are also calling for stricter sanctions: the EU has agreed…
Sanctions against Russia: are we doing enough?
Russian rocket launcher near Kharkiv Brussels, Berlin, Dusseldorf Ukraine is furious, the eastern EU states are appalled, and German politicians are also calling for stricter sanctions: the EU has agreed…
Why Olaf Scholz has prevented them so far
Brussels Olaf Scholz and Ursula von der Leyen at the special summit of EU heads of state and government on the situation in Ukraine. (Photo: dpa) Brussels The greatest strength…
Why Olaf Scholz has prevented them so far
Chancellor Olaf Scholz Germany has spoken out against capping the Swift system for Russia. (Photo: via REUTERS) Brussels The greatest strength of the West, it has been said for weeks,…
First calls for Russia to be excluded from the Swift payment system
Moscow Russian banks would have to switch to other systems if they are decoupled from Swift. (Photo: Bloomberg) Brussels, Frankfurt, Berlin, Stockholm The West’s punitive measures are said to hit…
“Only Putin can stop Putin”
Protests in front of the Russian embassy in Kiev on Tuesday. Destabilization of the West as a goal. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Berlin According to political scientist Carlo Masala, tougher…