Sanctioned Russian banks have warned their customers about the risk of UnionPay being disconnected abroad

Moscow Agency | Sergei KiselevCards from China’s UnionPay payment system could stop working overseas, Russian banks have warned under new US and UK sanctions.In this regard, the Russians were advised to play it safe and withdraw funds from UnionPay. At the same time, in Russia the cards will work as before, writes RBC . “If you are not in Russia, withdraw money from your Union Pay card. In the Russian Federation, all cards will work as usual, but difficulties may arise abroad: it is better to withdraw money, ”says the MTS Bank mailing list.The same warning was issued by the bank “Primorye”, “Uralsib” and the bank “Saint-Petersburg”. Officially, UnionPay has not yet announced the restriction of working with Russian banks that have fallen under the sanctions.