https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2025/11/19/nicolas-guillou-juge-francais-de-la-cpi-sanctionne-par-les-etats-unis-face-aux-attaques-les-magistrats-de-la-cour-tiendront_6654016_3210.html>Is access to the banking system still possible?In this area, the sanctions have an even more intrusive aspect. There are banks that, even if they are not American, close the accounts of sanctioned individuals. Any bank transaction conducted with a US person or entity, or any transaction conducted in US dollars, or in a currency that uses the dollar for conversion, is prohibited. In practice, you are effectively banned from the banking system across a significant portion of the globe. Adding to this is the fact that all major payment systems are American—American Express, Visa, Mastercard. Overnight, you find yourself without a bank card, and these companies hold a near-monopoly, at least in Europe. All American companies are mobilized to intimidate sanctioned individuals—in this case, the judges and prosecutors working in the service of justice in contemporary armed conflicts. And it's important to know that these measures can be maintained for more than a decade, or even longer. Placing individuals under sanctions is to plunge them into a state of constant anxiety and powerlessness, with the aim of discouraging them.Click to shrink...>Can you use anything online?All of my accounts with American companies, such as Amazon, Airbnb, PayPal, etc., are closed. For example, I made a booking on the Expedia website for a hotel in France, and a few hours later, I received an email from the company canceling my reservation, citing these sanctions as the reason. In practice, you can no longer engage in online commerce because you don't know if the company packaging your product is American. Being under sanctions is like being sent back to the 1990s.
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