SWIFT logoMOSCOW, Jan 24 Germany withdrew from consideration as part of the discussion of possible sanctions against Russia the question of disconnecting from SWIFT, reports Euractiv, citing a diplomat in the EU. «While gas and oil are seen as possible leverage, one EU diplomat said that the German-led opposition appears to have withdrawn from discussion a proposal to separate Moscow from global payment system SWIFT,» the newspaper writes. to the next meeting in Brussels, the main topics of which will be negotiations on the future of security on the continent and the current situation around Ukraine. At the same time, on Friday, a high-ranking EU representative told reporters that the ministers would not discuss the sanctions. At the same time, according to an Euractiv interlocutor, new restrictions could be introduced «within a few days» if «there is a need for them.»
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