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Reuters
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Tommy Wilkes, John McCrank and Huw Jones

Russian banks face exclusion as allies deploy 'financial nuclear weapon'

FILE PHOTO: A picture illustration shows rolled Russian rouble banknotes on a table in Warsaw, Poland, January 22, 2016. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

The United States, Britain and European Union ratcheted up sanctions against Moscow on Saturday as Russia continued its assault against Ukraine, saying they would block access to the SWIFT international payment system.

Here is a rundown of how sanctions which have already been announced impact banks and investors:

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