'For centuries, the Swiss assessment was that their neutrality enhanced their country’s security. Now, they are debating whether it still achieves this objective following Russia-Ukraine conflict' Opinion | GiorgioCafiero
For the first four days after Russia’s offensive on Ukraine this year, Switzerland justified holding off on imposing sanctions,its neutral foreign policy. Yet, by the end of February, the Alpine country had joined the Western European bandwagon.
Mindful of the fact that Switzerland imposed no sanctions on Russia in response to its 2014 annexation of Crimea, Bern sanctioning Moscow this year has marked a major shift in Swiss foreign policy. President and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis “The [Swiss] people continue to cherish neutrality,” Laurent Goetschel, a Professor of Political Science University of Basel, tells. “However, they also expect their country to condemn the war of aggression, and I assume a large majority supports the fact that Switzerland adopted the sanctions decided by the EU.” Currently, a debate in Switzerland is whether their country can still be considered neutral while imposing such sanctions on Russia.
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