EU, US and UK to cut some Russian banks off from Swift

The decision has been called a ‘financial nuclear weapon’ because of the damage it would inflict on the Russian economy

He confirmed Britain would be sending further arms to the Ukrainians and he said that the financial measures were essential to put pressure on the Kremlin.

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