Russia prepared for possibility of being cut off from SWIFT, Kremlin says

With anti-Russian sanctions

With anti-Russian sanctions gathering momentum, particularly in the US, President Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov says he does not exclude the possibility of Russia being unplugged from the SWIFT financial network.

“We cannot rule out any of the potential threats… These actions are unreasonable and unpredictable, therefore, of course, this situation obliges us to be on the alert,” Peskov told reporters on Monday after being asked whether the Kremlin views potential disconnection of Russia from the global payment system as a serious threat.

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