U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT - The Japan Times
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Last updated 17 Jul 2024
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The decision by Western nations will exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, used for trillions of dollars worth of transactions between banks around the world.
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