“It’s not possible to make exception to the legal framework,' said Mr Berset. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - Switzerland remains opposed to exporting arms to war-torn Ukraine, the famously neutral country’s President Alain Berset said Tuesday on the sidelines of meetings at the United Nations.
“For the government and for the Federal Council, we have to, and we want to, maintain this legal framework and to work in this legal framework,” he said. While the wealthy Alpine country, which is not a member of the European Union, has followed the bloc’s lead on sanctions targeting Moscow, it has so far shown less flexibility on its military neutrality.
Despite pressure from Kyiv and its allies, Switzerland has so far refused to allow countries that hold Swiss-made weaponry to re-export it to war-ravaged Ukraine, and has to date rejected explicit requests from Germany, Spain and Denmark.
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