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Recall that the US sanctions list was expanded the day before. It included financial officials and organizations, including 50 banks, including Gazprombank and DOM RF. The journalists were assured by credit institutions that the measure would not affect the work of payment services, including abroad.
The US Treasury also warned of a "red flag" when connecting foreign banks to the Russian Financial Messaging System (an analogue of SWIFT, created in 2014 for cross-border settlements).