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Deals with russia would become difficult but not illegal. >> butting them off from s.w.i.f.t. is less severe than putting sdn or blocking sanctions as they're known as major russian banks. s.w.i.f.t. is a messaging system, it doesn't prevent transactions. >> reporter: after russia, germany and the u.s. might have the most to lose. the moscow center says german and american institutions are the most frequent users of s.w.i.f.t. to communicate with russian banks. to follow up on anna's point, some of the countries behind the exclusion are among russia's biggest trading partners. 2019, russia's...