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.
    • @ilickfrogsEnglish
      9•1 year ago

      My first thought immediately: ''do they even have the authority to do that?"

    • Bernie EcclestonedEnglish
      0•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