As Russia rejects the western world, and strengthens alliances to grow its power and influence regionally, it feels the decision to remove Russia from SWIFT was collosally stupid. "Keep your enemies closer." The banking data is a source of intel, which is lost forever. And the decision weakens the USD, a significant source of strength for the US, leaving our enemies with no choice but to embrace other reserve assets and currencies. Dumb, dumb, dumb.