The European Union does not consider the possibility of relinking Rosselkhozbank to SWIFT for the sake of a grain deal. In this respect TASS Said a source in the mission of one of the European countries.
According to him, Rosselkhozbank was included in the list of EU sanctions in response to hostilities in Ukraine, the question of lifting these sanctions is not until the end of the conflict.
“As for the UN grain initiative, it must be carried out without additional conditions,” he said.
Previously at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declarationIf Rosselkhozbank is not affiliated with SWIFT, the terms of the grain deal will expire on July 17.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Russia violated the terms of the grain agreement, but did not confirm the West’s intention to fulfill its obligations under the agreements.
According to Miller, Russia currently does not allow ships to enter one of the three ports where food is exported from Ukraine.