Switzerland did not allow Spain to transfer Swiss-made air defense systems to Ukraine
This contradicts the country's "neutrality" policy
The Swiss government has rejected Madrid's request to re-export two Swiss-made anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine, citing violations of the country's military equipment laws.
Source. This was reported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) to CNN on Friday.
"For the same reason, we rejected a similar request from Denmark and Germany last year," said SECO spokesman Fabian Mayenfisch.
Switzerland has a strict federal law regulating the re-export of Swiss-made weapons and other military equipment.
The Swiss Parliament is considering a bill submitted on February 3 to ease this restriction.
At the same time, at the beginning of the war, Switzerland broke its tradition of neutrality and joined the European Union's sanctions against Russia, citing an "emergency situation."
Background. As reported, Switzerland may allow the supply of its weapons from other countries to Ukraine, but this decision must be made by the parliament.
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