The National Bank of Ukraine has asked the heads of European central banks supplying cash, G7 ambassadors, and representatives of the Western Union system to stop deliveries of foreign currency cash to Russian and Belarusian banks.
The press service of the National Bank of Ukraine reported that it was due to the introduction of martial law in Ukraine.
“The National Bank of Ukraine is taking all possible measures to ensure the reliable and stable operation of the country’s financial system and to counteract Russia’s aggression in the financial sector. I believe that for the sake of peace in Ukraine, our colleagues and partners will stop supplying foreign currency in cash to the banks of the aggressor countries,” NBU head Kyrylo Shevchenko said.
On February 28, trading on the Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange started an hour late, with a sharp increase in Western currencies. The US dollar exchange rate has exceeded 3 BYN in Belarus.
