West Inches Closer to ‘Financial Nuclear Option’ of Ejecting Russia From SWIFT

West Inches Closer to ‘Financial Nuclear Option’ of Ejecting Russia From SWIFT
Ukrainian residents of Cyprus demonstrate against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Feb. 26, 2022. Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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Western partners are inching closer to ejecting Russia from the SWIFT global interbank payments system over the Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine, according to Lithuania’s prime minister.

“Our goal is that the decision is taken as early as possible. I cannot give a particular date. From what I’m hearing it seems that there is no strong opposition left,” Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte told a news conference on Feb. 26 in Vilnius.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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