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
    201·
    2 years ago

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

    • ilickfrogs@lemmy.worldEnglish
      101·
      2 years ago

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

    • Bernie Ecclestoned@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      11·
      2 years 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
        4·
        2 years ago

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