Switzerland withdraws from the status of neutrality in sending weapons to Ukraine

– International News – Tasnim news agency According to the German newspaper “Suddeutsche Zeitung”, the neutral country of Switzerland apparently now wants to buy Swiss weapons, at least indirectly. According to media reports, the Security Policy Commission of the Swiss National Council (SiK) voted by a narrow majority on new provisions in the munitions law that previously prevented such exports .

Switzerland sees itself as a neutral country and does not export weapons to a hostile country like Ukraine. This country has repeatedly caused strong international displeasure because it did not allow other countries to receive weapons or ammunition. which came from Swiss warehouses or production for Ukraine. In such cases, governments usually have a say in other countries’ exports.

For example, Switzerland refused to send anti-aircraft ammunition for Gepard tanks that The Federal Republic of Germany, once received from Switzerland, was prevented by Berlin. The Swiss Federal Council of Government also rejected a request to return approximately 100 Leopard 1 main battle tanks from its country to German manufacturer Rheinmetall. In addition, Denmark and Spain were prevented from delivering armored personnel carriers and weapons to Ukraine from Switzerland.

Switzerland, which hosted the Ukraine peace conference last weekend, has been under intense pressure for a year and a half between International was supposed to reconsider this legal requirement to use the right of veto. The majority of the commission now proposes that the non-re-export ban be relaxed for countries that have similar export control mechanisms to Switzerland and also have similar values. According to the Swiss newspaper Tagus Anseiger, the declaration of non-re-export for these countries should be limited to five years. Based on this, this export should only be allowed if the issue of self-defense of a country is raised and that country does not commit serious violations of human rights or use weapons against its own people.

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