Switzerland has imposed an embargo on the supply of weapons to Russia and Ukraine

Switzerland adopted the eighth package of EU sanctions against RUSSIA, including an embargo on arms supplies to Russia,which partially extends to UkraineFederal Palace in Bern

Switzerland has imposed a ban on the EXPORT of its weapons to Ukraine and Russia, follows from the message of the Ministry of Economy of the country.

“In addition to the measures contained in the eighth EU sanctions package, the Federal Council has also imposed an arms embargo on Russia, which partially applies to Ukraine for reasons of Swiss neutrality,” the ministry said in a statement. it clarifies that the arms embargo in Switzerland has so far been applied on the basis of legislation on the control of military goods and materials.

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The Federal Council banned the provision of services to Russia and Russian companies in the areas of IT, engineering, architecture, as well as legal services.

In early October, the EU introduced the eighth package of sanctions against Russia in response to the annexation of four territories - the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. The list of restrictions included the establishment of a ceiling on oil prices for its deliveries to third countries, as well as a number of export and import restrictions, a ban on crypto wallets for Russians and other measures, in particular a ban on engineering and legal advisory services.

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On October 26, Switzerland imposed restrictions on the export of certain military goods to Ukraine, since the right of neutrality obliges it to impose the same restrictions on the parties to the conflict. In June, she allowed the supply of weapons to Ukraine with Swiss components. Prior to this, the Swiss authorities denied Germany permission to supply Kyiv with ammunition for the German Marder infantry fighting vehicle, which are produced in Zurich, citing a neutral status.

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Despite its neutral status, Switzerland supported the EU sanctions against Russia, announced in connection with the special operation in Ukraine.

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The Russian Foreign Ministry called on the US and NATO to stop deliveries of weapons to Ukraine at the end of April. According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, "various weapons are sent to Ukraine through Poland and other NATO countries in an endless stream." Later, he said that the United States would not be able to deprive Russia of the right to its own voice in international affairs by supplying weapons to Ukraine.

In July, Lavrov said Western arms supplies to Ukraine were prolonging the conflict. “The attention of the Secretary of State was drawn to the fact that the continued pumping of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and national battalions with American and NATO weapons, which are widely used against the civilian population, only prolongs the agony of the regime in Kyiv, prolonging the conflict and multiplying the victims,” Lavrov said in a conversation with Blinken in July.