UN asks Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access

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UN asks Putin to extend Black Sea grain deal in return for SWIFT access
timeslive.co.za
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They can’t grant SWIFT access. And the governments who can are not inclined to do much that the UN asks.

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

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

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