>https://de.euronews.com/2023/05/12/schweiz-waffenlieferungen
Straight pull-back rifles for Ukraine when?
Switzerland has approved weapon transfers to Ukraine
>https://de.euronews.com/2023/05/12/schweiz-waffenlieferungen
Straight pull-back rifles for Ukraine when?
TOOK LONG ENOUGH
I'm surprised mountain garden gnomes even decided to agree. Maybe the loss of the arms sales was more potential revenue loss than the bank vaults of the corrupt assholes full of money and loot.
everyone's agreed those bank vaults are the property of the bank now. except russia of course, but everyone else agrees their opinion doesn't matter and their foreign assets are fair game.
The Swiss MIC has been screeching at the government since the Kyiv feint about this, and have lost several possible contracts on merit of not simply being invited. Wouldn't be surprised they put extra pressure on them.
Literally the position on Friday:
>Switzerland's government said on Friday it will not change its long-standing policy banning the transfer of Swiss-made arms to a third country despite growing pressure from European nations to export them to Ukraine.
>Calls for Switzerland to break with centuries of tradition as a neutral state have been growing both internally and externally since Russia invaded Ukraine more than a year ago. In January, two parliamentary committees recommended that the rules be eased. However, the cabinet rejected the call following a meeting.
>"The Federal Council is committed to the values of Swiss neutrality and will continue to work to ensure the benefits of neutrality are realised," it said in a statement. However, it said it would continue to monitor the debates and make a further statement "if necessary".
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swiss-government-refuses-re-export-arms-ukraine-2023-03-10/
The Swiss have been slowly abandoning the 'no questions asked' policy since the 90s which hurt organisations like the Italian mafia and then EU pressure essentially cracked open the books during the financial crisis. It's impossible to understate how much Swiss policy is directed by what the EU thinks it should do these days, its model of sovereignty just doesn't work after 1992.
I suppose good news for Serbia, Cyprus and Hungary but the noose has been tightening for a long-time on shadow banking and nobody is going to risk the damage of EU-US sanctions.
I mean why should anyone accept those Swiss antics
>Mountain garden gnome guns
>Bank vaults
You just reminded me that Silicon Valley bank dying scared people enough that Credit Suisse died.
No, they still needs to be a referendum passed. I don't know the public opinion of Switzerland on the topic, but it's not a sure case
>Low effort
>Didn't translate the article
>Didn't say what weapons exactly they're transferring
At this point you could just post it in
Picrel so you don't call me a vatnigg
moron, almost every browser sports a machine translation feature.
don't spoonfeed morons
vatnigg
Damn, did me dirty
>Low effort
>Didn't translate the article
>Didn't say what weapons exactly they're transferring
Hohil posts in a nutshell basically.
Switzerland is a direct democracy do it has to pass through a public poll still
But that's not what happened. What happened is that the two relevant comissions agreed to change KMG. Which will now led to a revised law being written and then later, possibly in a year, passed.
No, it doesn't. There can be a referendum against changing the law, but the prcess itself does not require the population to sanction it.
Does schweiz have any good things?
Oerlikon/Rheinmetall Air Defense is one of the leading companies in air defense technology. The main aspect is the delivery of ammunition for the Gepard.
Another aspect is the Piranha APC which Denmark wants to deliver.
>Piranha APC
So once and for all this legislative brouhaha has settled one age old PrepHole point of contention:
Stryker is not Swiss.
Uncle Sam is paying license fees to the Swiss no doubt.
More like they bought the original design lock stock and barrel, but now have developed it far beyond its origins.
If they were part Swiss to any meaningful degree they would not have been sent to Ukraine.
Gepard is also in Ukraine despite using Oerlikon cannons.
Licenses aren't covered by the KMG.
Guys, wtf has happened in the past few days?
The gap is closing
Finally we get to profit off this war. So proud right now.
What do they even have though?
Switzerland and Austria parasitize NATO and the free/civilized world generally. They should be made to pay a protection/solidarity tax for the privilege.
Ivan, you're already paying for that.
>Putin fucked up so bad he made the mountain garden gnomes abandon their neutrality
>the neutrality that has defined their entire identity for 500 fucking years
jesus
more like Switzerland fucking up. There is no reason for the swiss to involve themselves in a fight between pigs and snowmorons, from a strategic diplomatic standpoint
sure except for the fact there are no repercutions if they get involved so they might as well make some money
Now they'll freeze like the rest of Europe.
we'll put the russian moron back in his cage and get our oil and gas from ukraine in the future, or maybe from some non-glowing russian government after putin's gone
Switzerland was going to put themselves in an untenable national security position if they continued their gayry. They had no choice, if they hadn't, no one was going to do join projects with them since the Swiss could Veto future export. Basically eliminating future exports. No one would buy from them since they could, conceivably be cut off in the event of a war or unable to further export.
This would have MASSIVELY driven up costs for Switzerland's military procurement and costs them hundreds of billions in export contracts. There were already articles that they had not been invited to compete in multiple bid for contracts as a result of their Ukraine position.
That is a surprising step for the Swiss to take.
Their military capability was threatened.
Switzerland is a small country and needs to export weapons to keep their arms industry competitive. After they refused to allow Germany to give Ukraine their 35mm ammunition etc the Europeans decided it might be better not to buy Swiss equipment if they can't rely on it in case of a war.
So now we can expect a steady supply of AHEAD rounds?
Also will those updated Rapiers be finally sent to Ukraine?
Whoever made that was prophetic, really.
The Swiss are turbo autists can confirm, I have Swiss family.
Literally no one on earth is more nationally arrogant than them, even the French. The Swiss are so above the French they no longer feel the need to tell you how superior Switzerland is, they simply laugh softly at everything in any other country like it’s the scribblings of a downie nephew
>The Swiss are so above the French they no longer feel the need to tell you how superior Switzerland is
That is a surprisingly accurate assessment
>The Swiss are so above the French they no longer feel the need to tell you how superior Switzerland is
Best French speaking university in the world?
EFPL, Switzerland. Also, we like the French.
We like the French as long as they stay in France.
This. Never had a problem with the French in France, but the French diaspora can fuck off and stay fucked off
>t. Leaf (formerly Swiss)
>Literally no one on earth is more nationally arrogant than them
The Dutch
>pidor cant post guns
many such cases))
Be honest, how would it fare in Ukraine?
Cringe
Good rifle, superior to the ak74/akm in every way
>Such a beautiful piece of engineer is in the hands of an orc lover
For shame.
Listen chud, im just on the good guys side
Diasporashits like you should be deported from Switzerland. Nobody wants you here you piece of shit.
Post guns + nods no guns poor gay
>inb4 turk/poorshit
Ach Duhmschweizer...
Panzer 68 when?
It's all just an elaborate ruse to get more points at Eurovision.
t. Swiss