Putin's speech about a military operation in Ukraine was recorded before Germany halted Nord Stream 2. What happens now has been planned for months.
Not sure what you mean by SWIFT being the last option before war, war is happening right now.
Not sure what you mean by SWIFT being the last option before war, war is happening right now.
> Not sure what you mean by SWIFT being the last option before war, war is happening right now.
The War isn't happening for NATO. NATO as we all know won't do anything regarding the Ukraine invasion. If Russia starts to bulk troops on the Polish border - or any other NATO member, EU will try to solve it diplomatically using the SWIFT option before really going to War.