The West on Sunday imposed a ban on SWIFT, excluding Russia from the global payments system as a stringent response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Photos and videos that were circulated online showed the Russian public forming long lines outside of ATMs in panic, to retrieve cash to avoid a financial downfall. The West on Sunday imposed a ban on SWIFT, excluding Russia from the global payments system as a stringent response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Photos and videos that were circulated online showed the Russian public forming long lines outside of ATMs in panic, to retrieve cash to avoid a financial downfall.