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Ambassador Veneditova calls on Switzerland to allow re-export of weapons to Ukraine – media
KYIV. March 28 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The Swiss foreign policy stance of neutrality should not include blocking the re-export of weapons to Ukraine, as weapons are essential to win the war against Russia, Ambassador Iryna Venediktova said, Reuters reported.
“I respect Swiss neutrality because it is a pillar of the Swiss state,” she said. “But every day I stress that neutrality and re-export are two absolutely different terms.”
The ambassador stressed that Ukraine asked not to block the re-export of weapons.
“We don’t ask, ‘Give your weapons to us directly.’ We just ask not to block (re-exports)… not to contribute to this crime of aggression. The whole world is watching, and the whole world expects a fair position, nothing more than a fair position,” she said.
Venediktova said she expected Switzerland to change its position very soon as support for the re-export of Swiss arms to her country increases.
“We need these weapons and ammunition as fast as possible,” she said. “It is a question of survival of our people, our nation, our state.”
Earlier it was reported that Swiss President Alain Berset said on Sunday, March 12, that he opposed the use of Swiss weapons in armed conflicts.
