Source link Swiss activists backed by the country’s top political party have filed a petition with enough signatures to trigger a referendum that could enshrine Bern’s neutrality in the constitution and potentially restore the country’s economic ties with Moscow. The so-called “Neutrality Initiative” signed by over 130,000 residents was officially filed on Thursday, according to […]
Source link The alpine nation can “hardly serve” as a neutral platform for Ukraine talks, the Foreign Ministry has stated Moscow has no intention of participating in a proposed Swiss-hosted peace conference on the Ukraine conflict, even if it is officially invited, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated. The official response follows recent […]
Source link The Swiss government has adopted an anti-Russian stance on European security, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has suggested that Switzerland is no longer a neutral country, accusing it of pursuing an anti-Russian national security strategy. He made the comments after meeting his Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis in […]
Source link Switzerland has an estimated 7.7 billion Swiss francs ($8.81 billion) of Russian assets frozen in its financial institutions, the national agency overseeing sanctions announced late last week. While the figure is a provisional estimate and may be subject to change, it represents an increase on the 7.5 billion francs the Swiss authorities said they […]