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Originally Posted by AltaGuy
No, there is no military option that would win this for Ukraine and the West. But there is a great deal of leverage that will not be used. Shutting Russia out of SWIFT would hurt them immediately, but would also hurt many interests in the West. Seizing assets and funds will not happen on a large scale for the same reasons.
The West could win, but they won't because there is no stomach for it and it would hurt too many pocketbooks.
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As per Boris Johnson's speech just now, it doesn't sound like removal from SWIFT is happening. He spoke of it as an option, not an inevitability.