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Western governments pledge to cut selected Russian banks from SWIFT and restrict Russia's central bank

Confirmedon two or more distinct origins, at least one tied to no party: 2 distinct origins, 2 tied to no party.

The United States, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Canada said in a joint statement that they would remove selected Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system and impose measures to stop Russia's central bank from using its international reserves to undermine sanctions. The banks were named later; seven were cut off from SWIFT in March. The step was the largest financial measure of the war's first week.

When
26 February 2022
Where
United Kingdom, the UK
What
sanction
Against
Government of Russia
Attribution
Acknowledged by the acting party. Joint statement published by the governments concerned.
In the record
Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · monthly summary

Sources

  1. Evidence UK Government Official, third state · Unaffiliated origin: Joint statement on further restrictive economic measures, 26 Feb 2022 · published 2022-02-26 00:00 UTC
  2. Corroboration CNBC Media · Unaffiliated origin: CNBC reporting on the joint statement · published 2022-02-26 00:00 UTC

History

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2026-10-27 21:03 UTCstatusnullconfirmedP1 monthly summary: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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The War Record, "Western governments pledge to cut selected Russian banks from SWIFT and restrict Russia's central bank", ev-20261027-zx73, revision 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261027-zx73/

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