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SWIFT off Russia sanctions list, state banks likely target -U.S., EU officials

U.S. and European officials are finalizing an extensive package of sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine that targets major Russian banks, but does not include banning Russia from the SWIFT financial system, according to U.S. and European officials.

Reuters

Sanctions: a brief history from Ancient Greece to Vladimir Putin's Russia

Faced with the imminent possibility of a Russian invasion of Ukraine and what appears to be a deteriorating diplomatic stand-off, NATO and other western allies are again turning to sanctions in the absense of other viable options. Since the second world war governments around the world have turned to sanctions…

The Conversation

Explainer-How Western sanctions might target Russia

Western countries have threatened to impose new financial and economic sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine.

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What Are US Options for Sanctions against Putin?

The financial options being considered to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the sweeping to the acutely personal — from cutting Russia off from US dollars and international banking to slapping sanctions on a former Olympic gymnast reported to be Putin’s girlfriend. Publicly, the United States…

Asharq Al-Awsat

EXPLAINER: What are US options for sanctions against Putin?

The financial options being bruited about to punish President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine range from the sweeping to the acutely personal

The Independent UK

The Day After Russia Attacks

What War in Ukraine Would Look Like—and How America Should Respond

Foreign Affairs

Explainer-How financial Western sanctions might target Russia

Growing tensions between Moscow and Western powers have raised the prospect of new sanctions on Russia, possibly the severest yet, in the event of a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

Reuters

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