Bloomberg learned about the return of the United States to the issue of disconnecting Russia from SWIFT

Biden administration officials are discussing the possibility of working with EU leaders to jointly disconnect RUSSIA from SWIFT, the agency writes.No final decision yet

The United States authorities have returned to discussing the possibility of disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT interbank information exchange system after the country launched a military operation in Ukraine. it is reported by BLOOMBERG, citing sources.

According to the agency, Washington is seriously considering such a possibility, since the authorities of the European Union do not exclude it. Officials in the administration of US President Joe Biden are discussing cooperation with European allies on this issue.

Two agency sources said plans to cut Russia off from SWIFT are being discussed with the Federal Reserve, which acts as the system's oversight body. According to another interlocutor, negotiations with the European Commission on this topic have already begun. So far, there is no final decision on this issue.

Military operation in Ukraine. Online Politics

The idea of ​​disconnecting Russia from SWIFT seemed unlikely just a few days ago, writes Bloomberg. So, on February 18, the White House announced that the package of US sanctions in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine would not include this measure. Biden, announcing sanctions against Russia after it recognized the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics (they affected Russian sovereign debt, VEB and Promsvyazbank), said that they would have more consequences than disconnecting from the SWIFT system.