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by digianarchist 1571 days ago
Or CIPS which will likely undercut this attempt of isolating Russia’s financial system.
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> Or CIPS which will likely undercut this attempt of isolating Russia’s financial system

This is almost expected. The calculation being that Russia is safer as a Chinese vassal than a regional power. Settling via CIPS is also more burdensome and thus expensive than settling via SWIFT.