Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on statements by the Swiss Confederation on Ukraine
11 April 2022 18:46
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The Foreign Ministry has noted the recent statements on the developments in Ukraine made by the Swiss leadership, which raise justified concerns.
In particular, the Confederation President Ignazio Cassis, who also heads the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), used his April 7 interview with Luxembourg's Le Quotidien to proclaim the end of an era, which had lasted since the end of World War II, "when no sovereign, democratic country on the continent suffered from an attack."
We would like to remind the head of the Swiss state that it was the 1999 NATO bombings and missile strikes against peaceful cities in Yugoslavia that undermined the foundations of the post-war era and disrupted international law. Forgetting these historical facts and loosely interpreting them to fit the current political agenda is totally unacceptable.
In addition, in its April 8 statement in the wake of the latest barbarous crimes perpetrated by the Ukrainian regime in Bucha and Kramatorsk, the Swiss FDFA ignored our detailed explanations and blindly pinned the blame on Russia.
We firmly condemn the assessments along these lines by Switzerland and urge Bern, which aspires to position itself as a neutral and honest broker, to make use of facts in all objectivity and good faith.
It is our hope that statements by the Swiss leadership on their unwavering commitment to neutrality are not empty words. However, the actual steps Bern takes will show whether this commitment is sincere. It is these steps that Russia will look at when assessing the true value of the neutral status of the Swiss Confederation.
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