07.02.2023, 13:19
Zitat:Plötzlich zaudern unsere Nato-PartnerHaltet ein, der Vorwurf der vergangenen Wochen war der, dass alles an den Deutschen hängt und die ja irgendwie die Schuldigen sind, weil sie zaudern, zögern, bremsen und debattieren. Und jetzt sollen es auf einmal die anderen sein, die zaudern?
Also bitte, wir lassen uns den Titel des obersten Chefzauderers von Europa nicht streitig machen! Das sei allen anderen Zauderern auch gesagt. Und wenn wir nun nicht mehr zaudern oder uns zur Entzauderung entschlossen haben, so hat hier niemand mehr zu zaudern, ohne dass das mit uns abgezau...äh...abgesprochen wird. So, das musste mal mit aller Deutlichkeit gesagt werden...
Aber mal wieder ernsthaft: Die Schweiz war ja in der Diskussion wegen der 35-mm-Munition für die Geparden, weil sie sich geweigert hatte, selbige an die Deutschen zu liefern, die sie dann an die Ukraine liefern wollten. Aktuell scheint es nun so, als wenn auch bei den Eidgenossen die wie eine Monstranz vor dem Bauch getragene Neutralität langsam ins Wanken gerät.
Zitat:Switzerland rethinks neutrality, considers weapons exports amid Ukraine crisishttps://www.politico.eu/article/switzerl...ar-crisis/
Swiss government has been grappling with how to get around a neutrality law prohibiting re-export of weapons from European partners to Ukraine. [...] In Bern, sending weapons doesn’t just depend on a political decision from the top, but also legal issues and a secular commitment to neutrality.
A small country surrounded by great powers, neutrality is baked into Switzerland’s history: The mountainous country has been neutral for close to five centuries, while being recognized in international law as an unaligned state since 1815. [...] The Swiss government would need to directly approve any supply of weapons to Ukraine. [...] And now, politicians from across the spectrum are considering just that.
Among those pushing for change is liberal politician Thierry Burkart, whose proposed motion to free up weapons exports will be debated on Friday: “We are neutral and will remain so, but in the current situation we are in fact preventing our Western partners from supporting Ukraine,” he told POLITICO. [...] On Friday, the Council of State’s security committee will discuss Burkart’s initiative — which may garner support across parties. [...] Conservative Werner Salzmann, president of the committee, said he’d agree to the initiative if certain conditions are fulfilled. [...] To ensure this is respected, the law could be amended to allow re-exports five years after weapons had been delivered to allied countries, Salzmann added.[...]
In a separate motion, the Swiss government could revoke clauses preventing re-export in agreements with third countries if the weapons are to be sent to a conflict zone that the U.N. General Assembly has condemned as violating international law. This is the case for Russia’s war in Ukraine. [...] The initiative, dubbed the Lex Ukraine, “is very specific, because we want to go fast, because we want to help them,” said François Pointet, a Green lawmaker and co-chair of the National Council’s security commission.
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