A worker sets up flags outside the White House in Washington. File photoWASHINGTON, Feb. 18 Sanctions being prepared by the US and its allies against Russia in the event of an aggravation of the Ukrainian crisis will not affect the country's ability to supply energy to the world market, said US Deputy National Security Adviser Duleep Singh «Our measures are not intended to reduce or hinder Russia's ability to supply energy to the world,» he said at a White House briefing. >Burbock: US sanctions shouldn't hurt Germany more than Russia's shutdown of Russia from SWIFT, an international interbank information and payment system, probably won't figure in a new US sanctions package, Deputy National Security Adviser Duleep Singh said. options remain, however you will most likely not see a SWIFT cutoff in the initial package of sanctions. new measures that we can take and that our allies are ready to use in coordination with us,” Singh said during a briefing at the White House. There are regular reports in the press that Russia could be disconnected from SWIFT as one of the West’s tougher sanctions. . In response to the risks of a possible disconnection of domestic banks from SWIFT, Russia has already created its own financial messaging system. According to the latest data, 23 foreign participants from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Germany and Switzerland are already connected to it. increase the competitiveness of its SWIFT analoguePosted by: Daria Buimova
