UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that he extend a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of grain from Ukraine in return for connecting a subsidiary of Russia's agricultural bank to the SWIFT system.
  • CaptObvious@lemmy.worldEnglish
    181·
    1 year ago

    They can’t grant SWIFT access. And the governments who can are not inclined to do much that the UN asks.

    • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      However, the EU is considering connecting to SWIFT a subsidiary of Rosselkhozbank to allow specifically for grain and fertiliser transactions, three sources familiar with discussions told Reuters on Wednesday

      • CaptObvious@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        One can’t help noticing that this is not the UN and it is not the full access implied by the post.