Time to ‘kill’ SWIFT – top banker

Moscow and its trade partners should switch to transactions in national currencies, Andrey Kostin believes Russia should abandon the use of the Western-controlled global financial messaging system SWIFT, the head of Russia’s second-largest bank has argued.

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Pentagon discloses military deal with Elon Musk

The billionaire entrepreneur continues to insist that the Starlink network should not be a “participant to combat” SpaceX has signed its first contract with the Pentagon to provide satellite services as part of its new ‘Starshield’ program. CEO Elon Musk described the effort as a military alternative to the “civilian” Starlink system, although it will…

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EU state sets condition for further Ukrainian aid from Brussels

Kiev should account for the funds it has already received from Brussels, Hungarian authorities say Budapest will block further EU aid to Ukraine if Kiev doesn’t account for the money it has already received from Brussels since the start of the conflict with Russia, a senior Hungarian government official has said.

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