The leaders of the G7 countries and their Western allies have decided to exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT payment network.
According to Archyde.com on the 27th (local time), the G7 said in a joint statement released by the French side on the same day that an Atlantic Interatlantic Task Force would soon be launched to coordinate sanctions once morest Russia.
The G7 is the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Japan and Canada.
The day before, leaders of the US, France, Germany, Italy, UK, Canada and the European Union (EU) responded in a statement in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, adding that Russian banks were excluded from the SWIFT payment network. sanctions have been announced.
“As Russian forces attack the Ukrainian capital Kiev and other cities, we have decided to isolate Russia from the international financial system,” they said.
As a result of this measure, some Russian banks that have been selected first will be completely excluded from the SWIFT payment network. Access to international reserves by the Russian Central Bank is also restricted.
They also announced that they would form a task force between Atlantic countries to identify regional assets of institutions and individuals subject to sanctions so that financial sanctions can be effectively implemented.
The Japanese government has also decided to join Russian President Vladimir Putin and others in freezing assets and excluding Russian banks from the SWIFT payment network.
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