“As for SWIFT, yes, this is one of the topics on which those who would like to prevent the situation from leveling off and would like to aggravate it, continue to whip up their ultimatums, escalate their threats,” he said.
The minister noted that such attention is paid primarily because this system, created by the United States and its allies, "serves financial flows to ensure normal trade, trade in services, investments and practically all other aspects of economic life."
“The conclusion is very simple: to develop our own mechanisms that will not keep our countries dependent on the West,” Lavrov added.
Earlier Tikhanovskaya noted that the opposition is discussing the possibility of "disconnecting Lukashenka's regime from the SWIFT system."
As Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko stated, he has nothing to talk about with Tikhanovskaya.