‘Still Time’ to Cut Russia out of Swift Payment System: UK Defence Secretary

‘Still Time’ to Cut Russia out of Swift Payment System: UK Defence Secretary
Defence secretary Ben Wallace leaving the Cabinet Office in Whitehall, London on Feb. 25, 2022. James Manning/PA
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Britain will “work all day” to try to get the Swift international payment system “turned off for Russia”, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has said.

Ukraine has called for Moscow to be kicked out of the system, which allows financial transactions to be made around the world.