Rejected petition To put pressure on NATO and the European union to remove Russia from Swift

To put pressure on NATO and the European Union to remove Russia from the Swift payment system. As this will cripple the Russian economy and will help prevent any further war's in Europe and could weaken Russia's aggression in Ukraine.

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The Government has said it is working with allies to exclude Russian banks from the SWIFT financial system: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-statement-on-further-economic-sanctions-targeted-at-the-central-bank-of-the-russian-federation

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Date submitted 26 February 2022
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