Zelensky hopes that Germany and Hungary will have courage to support Russia's cutoff from SWIFT

Zelensky hopes that Germany and Hungary will have courage to support Russia's cutoff from SWIFT

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President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that the European Union member states almost unanimously support Russia's cutoff from SWIFT system and expressed hope that Hungary and Germany would support this decision.

"We already have almost full support from EU countries to cut Russia off from SWIFT. I hope that Germany and Hungary will have the courage to support this decision," Zelensky said in a video address, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

At the same time, the President stressed that Ukrainians had the courage to defend their homeland and Europe.

As reported, on February 24, the head of the aggressor country, Vladimir Putin, announced the launch of a special operation in Ukraine. After that, Russian missiles struck a number of Ukrainian cities, and the military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were attacked.

On the morning of February 24, the Verkhovna Rada approved a decree of President Volodymyr Zelensky on the imposition of martial law throughout Ukraine.

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