We are talking about sanctions against Nord Stream 2.The EU confirmed that they are preparing for the worst scenarios / REUTERS

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, allowed Russia to be disconnected from the international payment system (SWIFT) if the Kremlin decides to launch a full-scale attack on Ukraine.

She announced this on CNN on Thursday, January 27, DW quotes .

“I want to state with all clarity: nothing has been removed from the agenda,” the politician said.

We are talking about sanctions against Nord Stream 2.

Von der Leyen stressed that the EU is the most important trading partner and the largest foreign investor in Russia, Europe accounts for about 40 percent of Russian foreign trade.

“These figures show that we have a strong instrument of pressure, and that it will be very painful for Russia if the aggression against Ukraine intensifies,” the head of the European Commission said.

The EU confirmed that they are preparing for the worst scenarios.

What came before

Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council and leader of the United Russia party, says the country is not afraid of being cut off from the international payment system (SWIFT) in the event of an attack on Ukraine.

Against the backdrop of a new aggravation on the Russian-Ukrainian border and against the backdrop of a threat to Eastern Europe from Russia, which, according to intelligence, has concentrated more than 100,000 troops around Ukraine, United States President Joe Biden has already openly threatened the Kremlin  to ban the banks of the aggressor country from any operations with dollar.

(C)UNIAN 2022