Access to SWIFT is one of several economic tools which work together to limit and essentially “bleed out” the target economy. Although Russia acts like a big bu

Access to SWIFT is one of several economic tools which work together to limit and essentially “bleed out” the target economy. Although Russia acts like a big bully, their economy is relatively small (e.g. smaller GDP than Italy) which makes economic actions especially impactful (even if it will take a moment for them to fully reach their potential).