ČT24: Removing of certain Russian banks from the SWIFT system
EUROPEUM Institute analyst, Alexandr Lagazzi, spoke in an exclusive program of Studio ČT24 about Italy's view not only on SWIFT and the change of their policy towards Russia but also about Italy's overall attitude towards the war in Ukraine.
The whole interview is available here (only in Czech, approximately at 3:40).
#Ukraine #SWIFT #Italy #Russia
Alexandr Lagazzi
Associate Research Fellow
Associate Research Fellow
Expertise: Diplomacy, EU foreign policy, Italy, China, International security, Terrorism, Behavioural Economics
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