According to reports, 137 soldiers and civilians have died in Kyiv. Reportedly, russian troops and tanks approached on the city from various directions, gunfire was heard near the government district earlier today.
According to the report, the president of Ukraine has issued a statement urging talks. Reportedly, Russia said they were willing to send a delegation to the Belarusian capital, Minsk for peace talks. According to the report, russia have thousands of troops stationed in Belarus.
Reportedly, us sanctions have targeted Sberbank and VTB. According to reports, cutting Russia off from swift, the international banking system is under discussion but the eu is holding out. Reportedly, in 2019 swift suspended access to its network to certain Iranian banks following threats by the then u.s. treasury secretary that swift would be targeted by sanctions if it didn’t comply.