The European Union (EU) may ban transactions with three more Russian banks, as part of the ninth package of sanctions against Moscow. About Wrote The Financial Times cites a source familiar with the matter.
The publication did not specify which Russian credit institutions are in question. A total of 10 Russian banks, including Moscow Credit Bank, Rosselkhozbank, Sovcombank, Novikombank, were disconnected from the international interbank system for transmitting information and making payments (SWIFT).
The newspaper also reported that the European Commission (EC) may impose a new investment ban in the mining sector in Russia in its ninth sanction package.
EU officials plan to discuss the next package of restrictive measures with Commonwealth member states in the coming days. The document is expected to be completed by the end of next week. The fact that EU countries are discussing the introduction of the ninth package of sanctions against Russia, known in the first half of October.
At the end of November, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak IV. In his speech at the Russia-China Energy Business Forum declarationThat Russia and China are working on a SWIFTless settlement system.
Source: Gazeta
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