LVIV, Ukraine, March 4 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s central bank governor, Kyrylo Shevchenko, called on the United States and the European Union on Friday to freeze the assets of all Russian banks within their jurisdiction and to suspend their access to their markets and banks.

"We urge you to take decisions that will help in the international fight against terrorist financing," Shevchenko said in a statement.

In a separate letter and a post on Facebook, Ukraine’s finance minister Serhiy Marchenko urged major western banks and asset managers such as Morgan Stanley (MS.N) , BlackRock (BLK.N) , HSBC (HSBA.L) , Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) […]

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