Logo for the SWIFT interbank payment information exchange systemLONDON, Feb 27 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the disconnection of Russian banks from the SWIFT system the first step in isolating Russia from the global financial system. «Today, together with our international partners, we took decisive action to exclude Russia from the global financial system, including disconnecting Russian banks from SWIFT,» Johnson wrote. on Twitter. He added that the parties will continue to work in this direction. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and on February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In response, Western countries began a new round of the sanctions spiral, which has been unwinding since 2014.The development of the situation is in the online report >>Posted by: Pavel Stukov
