TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang said on March 1 that Taiwan will work with Western countries in their ban of selected Russian banks from the SWIFT international payment system. The SWIFT ban was announced on Feb. 26 by the United States, the European Union, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and the UK, in response to Russia’s military attack on Ukraine. Su told reporters that Taiwan has condemned Russia for its aggression against Ukraine and said the self-governing island was “in lockstep” with its democratic partners on its sanctions plans. As for the SWIFT ban, Su said the Taiwan government will “cooperate” with any decisions related to the ban. Currently, there is not much trade between Taiwan and Russia. According to data from Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan exported $1.3 billion worth of goods to Russia in 2021, while importing $5 billion of Russian products. Meanwhile, Taiwan’s trade with Russia accounts …