The Kremlin saw the risk of civil war in Ukraine because of threats about SWIFT

Threats to disconnect Russia from the international interbank payment system SWIFT are dangerous, as they can lead to the resumption of the civil war in Ukraine from Kyiv. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

In his opinion, individual Ukrainian politicians can resume the civil war in the region, for whom such serious sanctions can inspire “erroneous hopes.”

“All these statements can contribute to the destabilization of the situation, because they can instill completely erroneous hopes in the hot heads of some representatives of Ukraine, the Ukrainian leadership, which, as they say, on the sly, can decide to start a new civil war in their country and try to solve the problem of the south-western region by force. East," Peskov said.

“We are afraid in this regard,” the Kremlin spokesman added.