Borrell announced the disconnection of new Russian banks from SWIFT
Several more Russian banks will be cut off from SWIFT, head of European diplomacy Josep Borrell told reporters during a visit to Latin America. report RIA News”.
Which banks will be disabled, the politician did not specify. “I can’t tell you which ones, but they will be. And in the energy sector, we are looking for measures that significantly affect the import of Russian oil,” Borrell said.
The issue of the frequency of several more banks from SWIFT and priorities in terms of oil exports is being considered as part of the sixth Russian package in relation to Russia due to special operations in Ukraine. Earlier media reported that the sixth package could be presented in the member countries already on this earth.
After the start of the special operation, five anti-Russian packages were introduced, the last one was introduced in early April. He focused on the purchase, import and transit of coal and other complex fossil fuels from Russia, which are stepping up the action in a sharp acceleration.
The SWIFT system allows you to finance financial institutions around the world. At the same time, SWIFT does not receive any transfers and does not store messages, but only sends messages from bank to bank about the transfer. In fact, this is a set of agreements and rules for clients interacting between foreign banks on the objects they occupy, transferring funds to their own account, using certain correspondent accounts in foreign banks.