just in case nyone missed it ....like Mook for example .....and a little side detail .....
neutral Switzerland making a judgement on the ethics on the war in Ukraine ......Swiss look at using Russian assets for Ukraine reparations
The upper house of parliament voted by 21-19 in favour of a series of government-backed motions, with three abstentions. The lower house passed them last year.
They pave the way for the government to work on an international legal basis for using frozen aggressor-state assets to pay for reparations in attacked countries.
More than $8 billion in Russian central bank reserves and assets are held in Switzerland."The facts are very clear indeed," Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis told parliament's upper house.
"Russia has seriously violated international law. It must therefore repair the damage caused.
The government also aims to spend around 1.5 billion Swiss francs on Ukraine and the region between 2025 and 2028. Switzerland also plans to host a peace conference later this year.
"We don't have to blush when we talk about Ukraine on the international stage," Cassis said, whether it was on the financial, diplomatic or humanitarian front.
Switzerland's long-standing position is one of well-armed military neutrality.
It has refused to send arms to Kyiv or allow countries that hold Swiss-made weaponry to re-export it to Ukraine.
But it has matched the European Union's economic sanctions on Russia.
Switzerland has also frozen 7.5 billion Swiss francs in Russian funds and assets owned or controlled by sanctioned persons, companies or entities, the ministry said at the time.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240307-swiss-look-at-using-russian-assets-for-ukraine-reparationsThis to me looks like the umpire making a call on the legitimacy of russias war !
