Switzerland will allow the sale of weapons to countries embroiled in conflict, in a move favourable to its defence industry. The country insists such exports are compatible with neutrality.
Switzerland will allow the sale of weapons to countries embroiled in conflict, in a move favourable to its defence industry. The country insists such exports are compatible with neutrality.
When you finally realise that neutrality and ethics aren’t identical.
Nah… they realized, that nobody is buying their military stuff because of restrictions.
They never were neutral. Austria never was neutral. This is just a diplomatic term but ultimately doesn’t mean what it implies.
Switzerland is always happy to launder and store money for any despot or pariah state. That is not neutral.
Austria’s companies made (and still make) good money with Russian oligarchs. Anything but neutral.
It’s a made up concept to have some sort of argument for the newspapers and common ground between diplomatic talks.