BERLIN (dpa-AFX) – Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) sees progress in the maximum isolation of Russia in the financial system. “They will now be completed at the highest level,” said Lindner on Saturday evening of the German Press Agency. Germany has been working intensively with its international partners to isolate Russia for some time. Due to their scope, however, the measures required great precision. The federal government is determined, but at the same time is aware of the enormous scope of the decisions.
“Yesterday at the finance ministers’ meeting in Paris, we jointly took the initiative to examine and limit the undesirable effects of Russia’s decoupling from Swift,” said Lindner. “There must be no reason for necessary supplies of raw materials to be interrupted. It’s about exerting the greatest pressure without strategically weakening our position towards Putin.”/cn/DP/stk