Flags of Russia and Germany. Archive photoMOSCOW, 14 Jan. The head of the Eastern Committee of the German Economy, Oliver Hermes, said in an interview with WirtschaftsWoche that disconnecting Russia from the SWIFT system will create significant problems for the economies of Western countries. «Russia is much more integrated into the world economy than, for example, Iran. Therefore, its disconnection from SWIFT will we have significant problems in the market,” Hermes explained. He noted that if Russia is still disconnected from the international payment system, then Moscow will increase its economic sanctions against Beijing. According to the specialist, as a result of such a development of events, the West «will not receive any gain».Experts predicted Germany's increasing dependence on Gazprom»Financial organizations working with Russia will suffer particular economic damage,» Hermes said. .Earlier, US senators from the ruling Democratic Party presented a draft of new anti-Russian sanctions, one of the points of which proposes restrictions «on providers of specialized financial messaging services (for example, SWIFT)». Washington has repeatedly announced the preparation of some «unprecedented» sanctions against Russia, which will be introduced if a military conflict begins between Moscow and Kiev. Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and his deputy Victoria Nuland spoke about this. Western politicians have been saying in recent months that Russia has amassed troops on the border with Ukraine. As Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov pointed out, the armed forces are moving within the territory of the state — this does not threaten anyone and should not worry anyone. Moscow emphasized that statements about «Russian aggression» are being used as a pretext for building up NATO contingents in the border regions. uploads/2022/01/44b3befe7789009d5fb4290a86d7f4c6.jpg» />»Slid down»: Spectator told how Germany became dependent on Russia
