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(Refiles to correct spelling of Bank Otkritie in paragraph 2) By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday it was excluding seven Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, but stopped short of including those handling energy payments, in the latest sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. Russia’s second-largest bank VTB, Bank Otkritie, Novikombank, Promsvyazbank, Bank Rossiya, Sovcombank and VEB will each be given 10 days to wind-down their SWIFT operations, the EU said in its official journal. SWIFT is the dominant messaging system unde…