> joining other Western powers in support of harsher sanctions
They "soften" in their "don't cut Rusia from SWIFT" stance.
In other words, Germany is coming closer to harder sanctions.
Cutting Russia from SWIFT is not like cutting Iran off. Russia is way richer with far more reach and cutting more and more countries off of the network will give more and chance for one of the alternatives to grow.
> joining other Western powers in support of harsher sanctions
They "soften" in their "don't cut Rusia from SWIFT" stance.
In other words, Germany is coming closer to harder sanctions.