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BrushPlus t1_j1ztuit wrote

Switzerland: we support Ukraine!

Swiss Banks: Umm.. sure (secretly holding onto the Russian oligarch money)

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BezugssystemCH1903 OP t1_j1zul41 wrote

Banks: Who is going to force us to do that?

USA arrests banksters

Swiss banking secrecy: I don't feel so good

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Yelmel t1_j1ztui3 wrote

Send Guepard ammo then.

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PropOnTop t1_j2023aj wrote

Can't. Russian shareholders wouldn't approve.

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waldothefrendo t1_j20aoq9 wrote

Damn, I didn't know half the country were Russian shareholders!

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PropOnTop t1_j20czi7 wrote

Less than 50% can also direct a company's heading, particularly if the other 50% is fragmented.

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waldothefrendo t1_j20dhqa wrote

It was sarcasm. The blocking of ammunition has nothing to do with companies. It is a constitutional law that is fairly recent that prevents that

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TROPtastic t1_j21e9ct wrote

Switzerland is definitely one of Ukraine's top 50 supporters.

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SaintVitusDance t1_j21fzc0 wrote

Swiss only support those who pay them.

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BezugssystemCH1903 OP t1_j21ghxg wrote

Well Switzerland stopped selling weapons to Russia since the annexion of Crimea.

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BezugssystemCH1903 OP t1_j1ztb24 wrote

Switzerland is one of the ten most important countries in supporting Ukraine, according to former Ukrainian ambassador to Switzerland Artem Rybchenko. However, he says new instruments against oligarch money are needed.

“Our goal is to ensure that Russian oligarchs with money in Switzerland who are involved in this war cannot simply use this money for their hobby or pass it on to their children,” Rybchenko said in an interview with CH Media on Tuesday. “It is only appropriate if it is used for the reconstruction of Ukraine.”

As of November 25 Switzerland had frozen some CHF7.5 billion ($8 billion) of Russian funds.

But Switzerland’s support for Ukraine is already strong, he said, pointing to the agreed winter aid, the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in the Swiss city of Lugano in July, and support for demining the country and the construction of shelters.

Rybchenko was also full of praise for Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, who held the rotating Swiss presidency in 2022. “Ignazio Cassis is a great friend of Ukraine,” he said. “Communication has always been very positive, open and transparent.”

Artem Rybchenko was the Ukrainian ambassador in Bern from 2018 until 2022. He is now returning to Kyiv as the new Ukrainian special envoy for reconstruction.

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autotldr t1_j1zxq1t wrote

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 59%. (I'm a bot)

> Switzerland is one of the ten most important countries in supporting Ukraine, according to former Ukrainian ambassador to Switzerland Artem Rybchenko.

> "Our goal is to ensure that Russian oligarchs with money in Switzerland who are involved in this war cannot simply use this money for their hobby or pass it on to their children," Rybchenko said in an interviewExternal link with CH Media on Tuesday.

> Switzerland's support for Ukraine is already strong, he said, pointing to the agreed winter aid, the Ukraine Recovery Conference held in the Swiss city of Lugano in July, and support for demining the country and the construction of shelters.

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renato4803 t1_j1ztiep wrote

I would love to see the Swiss team in the finals.

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