Rejected petition Remove Russia from the Visa and Mastercard payment system

Prevent Russian payments using these systems that are routed through the UK

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An additional sanction that will not only affect business but individuals as well

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

Decisions relating to the issuing and use of Visa and Mastercard credit cards is a matter for Visa and Mastercard, not the UK Government or Parliament.

In any case, you might be interested to know that Visa and Mastercard have announced they have blocked certain Russian institutions from using their network. You can find out more about this here: https://www.reuters.com/business/mastercard-blocks-multiple-russian-financial-institutions-network-2022-03-01/

You might like to sign these petitions which call for related actions:

'Place the strictest possible sanctions on Russia until it withdraws from Ukraine': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609428

'Full embargo of Russian imports in lieu of active military support in Ukraine': https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/609457

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Date submitted 25 February 2022
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