The European Union is considering disconnecting over 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT financial messaging system as part of its 18th sanctions package against Russia.
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The European Union is weighing a proposal to disconnect more than 20 Russian banks from SWIFT, the global financial messaging network, as part of its upcoming 18th sanctions package against Moscow
The European Commission is consulting with EU member states on plans to disconnect more than 20 Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system
The EU plans to introduce additional transaction bans for about two dozen banks, as well as new trade restrictions worth about 2.5 billion euros
There is discussion of lowering the ceiling price for Russian oil agreed by the G7 countries to about $45 per barrel
The ban on Nord Stream has already received the support of Germany
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