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Taiwan to follow SWIFT move, sends medical aid to Ukraine

A demonstrator holds a placard during a rally against Russia's invasion of Ukraine outside a Moscow representative office in Taipei, Taiwan, March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan will join moves to block some Russian banks from the SWIFT international payments system and has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine to show support for the international "democratic camp", the government said on Tuesday.

Taiwan has joined with Western-led allies in putting sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, and expressed cross-party sympathy for the Ukrainian people, seeing parallels with what Taipei views as Beijing's threats against the island.

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