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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. File photoMOSCOW, February 21The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on the air of the ARD television channel, announced the West's readiness to hit Russia's «weakest spot» in the event of an «invasion» of Ukraine. The politician clarified that it was about the introduction of new economic sanctions. According to her, this will mean that the country «will be practically cut off from international financial markets.» «We will respond with the most powerful lever we have: economic and financial sanctions, because the economy is Russia's weakest point,» says the der Leyen. At the same time, the head of the EC refused to answer the question of whether she meant Russia's disconnection from the SWIFT system. Von der Leyen also said that economic restrictions would affect «all manufactured goods» that Moscow needs to modernize and diversify the economy and which » it cannot replace».The SPD was afraid of Russia's response to Western sanctions over UkraineThe plans attributed to Moscow to escalate the situation around Ukraine in Russia are categorically denied and constantly declare that they are not threatening anyone, and all such statements are used as an excuse to place more NATO military equipment near Russian borders. As Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier, Moscow does not create any pretexts for a conflict situation around the neighboring side. According to him, Russia does not rule out that the hysteria around Ukraine, hyped by the West, is aimed at covering Kiev's line of sabotaging the Minsk agreements on Donbass. Statements that Moscow is allegedly preparing provocations in Ukraine continue to come from the West, despite the return of Russian troops to their places of deployment after the exercises. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported at a meeting with Putin on Monday that «some of the exercises are coming to an end, some will be completed in the near future.» On Tuesday, Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said that the Southern and Western military districts had begun returning troops to their places of deployment. consequences for the EU due to new sanctions against RussiaPosted by: Nikita Brykin