Sanctions imposed by Washington for a week affected the ten largest financial institutions in Russia. This was announced by a senior official of the White House, reports RIA News.
According to US estimates, these organizations control almost 80 percent of the total assets of the Russian banking sector.
Earlier, the German government announced that Western countries agreed to disconnect Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system. It is specified that banks that are under sanctions will be excluded. Also, “if necessary”, the list of credit institutions can be expanded.
In addition, it was reported that the US, EU, Britain and Canada agreed to put in place joint measures against Russia in the coming days. In particular, it was decided to create a “task force” that will ensure the effective operation of the sanctions.
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