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UK joins Poland, Estonia, Latvia in a call to cut Russia from SWIFT international payments system.

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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pushing “very hard” for Russia to be ejected from Swift, The Financial Times reported, citing a British official. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned Johnson on Feb. 24 that neither the EU or his country would such a movem, the newspaper also reported, referring to officials close to sanctions negotiations.

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Among its provisions, the law requires the president to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from countries that continue buying Russian crude oil or natural gas and were among the five largest importers of Russian energy by volume over the previous 12 months.

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