This was reported by Bloomberg, citing sources.
The article notes that the European Union is more cautious about the issue of imposing sanctions against Russia than the United States.
At the same time, Washington views the sanctions package as the main way to contain Russia.
In addition, the agency reports that Western countries consider it problematic to disconnect Russia from the international interbank SWIFT system as part of the sanctions.
It is noted that this step may negatively affect, in particular, the world energy market.
Earlier, the German political scientist Janis Kluge called an unrealistic option in which Russia could be disconnected from the SWIFT system.
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