Switzerland will not be able to mediate between Russia and Ukraine in resolving the Ukrainian conflict because it supports anti-Russian sanctions. This is the XIIIth Anniversary of the Valdai Club. It was voiced by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Middle East Conference session. TASS.
According to the diplomat, Switzerland is trying to impose mediation.
“Nothing will come of this. This is not a trustworthy player,” he said.
Swiss Confederation President Viola Amherd said she wanted a high-level peace conference after a meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on January 15. Bern responded positively to this request.
Switzerland is not a member of NATO or the EU and has long adhered to a policy of neutrality. However, Bern later imposed sanctions on Moscow. The Russian government included Switzerland in the list of unfriendly countries.
In January, Lavrov met with his Swiss counterpart discussed Opportunity to resolve the Ukraine crisis through Bern’s mediation. Later, the diplomat also criticized this proposal and stated that Switzerland’s national security strategy stated that the country was “ready and willing to build the security of Europe against Russia, not with Russia.”
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