According to him, this step will not lead to any fatal catastrophe.
“As for the functions outside, more precisely, outward transfers, that is, transfers abroad, in this case, of course, there are also various ways to carry out these transfers.
Yes, they will be more difficult, it is obvious, but no fatal catastrophe will occur.
The same applies, by the way, to means of payment, ”RIA Novosti quotes him.
Medvedev stressed that if Russia is disconnected from SWIFT, the cards of international systems within the country will still work, "because they are used for transfers within the country."
“International transfers - yes, which means that in this case there will be certain difficulties.
We have our own Mir map, as you know, which can also be used as an analogue,” he added.
Earlier, the head of the Russian delegation at the talks on military security and arms control in Vienna, Konstantin Gavrilov, said that threats to disconnect Russia from the SWIFT system were not serious.