There are no plans to link Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT international interbank payment system to reinstate the grain deal. This has been reported TASS Reference is made to diplomatic sources at the United Nations (UN).
“Previously, it was proposed to make payments through the SWIFT system with a subsidiary of Rosselkhozbank, but not with the bank itself. “We’re talking about the development of these ideas,” the source said.
He also noted that the UN and Turkey alone could not enable a subsidiary of Russia’s Ziraat Bank to be connected to SWIFT, as this would require the permission of the US and EU authorities.
Former Spokesperson of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova commented A message in the Turkish Anadolu Agency that the new UN proposal package on the Black Sea grain deal means Rosselkhozbank’s reconnection to SWIFT and unfreezing Russia’s assets. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin also mentioned the same conditions at the beginning of August.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.