Italy's Draghi supports Russia's disconnection from SWIFT: Zelenskyy

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi. Credit: Reuters file photo

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi had supported Russia's disconnection from the global SWIFT payment system in a phone conversation with him.

"This is the beginning of a new page in the history of our states," Zelenskyy wrote on his Twitter.

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A decision to cut Russia off from SWIFT will be taken in a matter of days, the governor of a central bank within the euro zone told Reuters on Saturday.

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