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Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by jaywalk on Friday February 25, 2022 @11:17AM (#30468868)
It was much more than just the Five Eyes countries involved in those invasions, so there really wasn't anybody of any significance left that could have removed them from SWIFT.
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Re:Why the West is reluctant to deny Russian banks access to... by bsd44 on Friday February 25, 2022 @12:05PM (#30469428)
That is exactly my point; you don't dig your own grave. Sanctions are only affective when it hurts someone else, not you. That however proves to be a difficult task in a globalised world.
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