[the conflict between Russia and Ukraine hits the heart of the European economy: the German industrial giant is teetering] over the past two years, German industry has been struggling to extricate itself from the pandemic and unprecedented supply chain challenges. today, the "dawn at the end of the tunnel" has yet to emerge. The sudden conflict between Russia and Ukraine could be even more deadly: the crisis is rapidly threatening Germany's once proud car, chemical and precision machinery manufacturers, and the locomotive of the European economy is likely to face the risk of derailment.