Swiss-made armored vehicle spotted on battlefield in Donbas, despite claims that Switzerland never sent weapons to Ukraine
An armored vehicle Eagle 1 produced by the Swiss company Mowag was spotted on the battlefield in eastern…
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Switzerland plans to provide over $5.4 billion in aid to Ukraine
The National Council's Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC-N) plans to provide at least ₣5 billion ($5,4 billion) in aid…
Swiss president rules out re-exports of Swiss weapons to Ukraine – FT
Switzerland’s President Alain Berset has ruled out the re-export of Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine, trying to draw a…
Switzerland keeps neutrality policy, barring weapons exports to Ukraine
The Swiss government has decided to maintain its policy of neutrality, which prohibits the supply of ammunition and…
Switzerland seeks to confiscate USD 140 mn linked to Ukraine’s ex-President Yanukovych – Reuters
Switzerland has launched proceedings to confiscate more than 130 million Swiss francs ($140.89 million) presumed to be of…
Switzerland not to confiscate frozen Russian assets over fear of “undermining constitution”
Switzerland will not confiscate frozen Russian assets - s special task force has state that this would "undermine…
Swiss bank froze Russian assets worth USD 19 bn
The bank of Switzerland Credit Suisse said it had frozen over $19 billion of Russian assets, including the…
Switzerland close to ending ban on arms exports to Ukraine – Reuters
Switzerland is close to breaking with centuries of tradition as a neutral state, as a pro-Ukraine shift in…
Russia’s invasion spurs debate on how Switzerland can help Ukraine with tanks – Bloomberg
After the recent German announcement of tank supplies to Ukraine, 96 mothballed Leopard 2 tanks set for decommissioning…
Switzerland freezes USD 8 billion in financial assets under Russia sanctions
Switzerland has frozen more than $8 bn of Russia's financial assets since June 2022, the Swiss State Secretariat…
Switzerland adopts EU’s latest sanctions, targeting Russian oil
On 23 November, the Federal Council of Switzerland informed that it had adopted further sanctions against Russia. It…
Switzerland provides CHF 100 million in aid for “urgent rehabilitation of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure”
That is according to the Federal Council action plan that was adopted to "mitigate the impact of the…
Switzerland to represent Ukrainian interests in Russia
The Swiss foreign ministry confirmed that the contours of a protecting power mandate had by now been worked…
Why Ukraine can’t solve its language problem by adopting policies from Switzerland or France
Language policies have been a matter of contention - and sometimes confrontation - in Ukraine since the early…
Daily review: leaked US and NATO answers to Russia, US no longer calls invasion “imminent,” Dutch PM visit
Quick Ukraine news White House no longer calls Ukraine invasion "imminent." Psaki had described the possible scenario as…
US, UK, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland launch Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine
On 2 February 2022, representatives of five Western countries and Ukraine signed a Memorandum of Understanding on launching…
“Land of opportunities”: How a Swiss woman fulfilled her dream of an organic tea business in Ukraine
Christina says it is cheaper to run a business in Ukraine, calling it the land of opportunities: The…
Friends in need: 18 countries who gave Ukraine non-lethal military aid
Since January 2014, 18 countries have provided 164.1 million US dollars’ worth of non-lethal military aid to Ukraine,…
The awkward role of the OSCE in Ukraine
There was a lot of clapping last week as Switzerland ended its OSCE-chairmanship and praised its role in…