Some Swiss banks have begun to monitor the movements of funds in the accounts of their Russian customers. Credit organizations announced the closing of accounts of customers paying taxes directly to the budget of the Russian Federation. informs RBC with reference to sources.
Warnings about possible closure of accounts started coming in about a month ago. Bank employees called customers and urged them to refuse to run Russian companies and pay taxes to the Russian budget. Roman Kudinov, managing partner of Swiss law office LEOLEX, also said that no official action has yet been taken by Swiss banks.
“So far, about ten people have applied to our law firm, receiving unofficial calls from bank employees warning that the bank will have to close their accounts if they do not stop owning companies and paying taxes in Russia. said.
At the same time, another source admitted that his clients faced the blocking of accounts in Swiss banks. A third interlocutor acknowledged that such threats to Russian customers may have been spread by employees of UBS, the country’s largest credit institution.
March 20 Swiss bank UBS sent Letters to Russian customers demanding to provide documents confirming their location and warning of possible blocking of their accounts. At the same time, the accounts of Russians who do not submit copies of their country of residence or residence permit in Switzerland until 5 May 2023 will be blocked from 6 May.