18 minutes agoGermany supports Russia's departure from Swift, but with restrictions
Periskopi(4 years ago)
(4 years ago)Germany has supported Russia's departure from the Swift payment system, but with restrictions, as they say, “affects only the right people”. “What we need is a functional restriction of Swift”, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a joint statement. The government is working that [...]
“What we need is a functional restriction of Swift”, Foreign Minister Annalena Baherbox and Economy Minister Robert Habeck said in a joint statement.
The government is working on how to <x0 limit collateral damage in such a way that it affects the right people”, their statement added.
Germany is the last EU country to lift opposition to sanctions after Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi and Hungarian leader Victor Orban signalled their support earlier Saturday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was “ungrateful” to EU countries for the decision.
