Russian diplomat calls Swiss neutrality 'wishful thinking'
Mikhail Ulyanov said Switzerland lacks the strength to be genuinely neutral, according to TASS.
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A senior Russian diplomat has dismissed Switzerland's claim to neutral status, describing it as an "attempt at wishful thinking," according to a report from the Russian state news agency TASS.
Mikhail Ulyanov, cited in the report, argued that Switzerland is not strong enough to maintain genuine neutrality, though the report did not elaborate on the specific context or policy dispute that prompted his remarks.
Switzerland has long maintained a formal policy of neutrality, a stance that has come under increased scrutiny amid broader geopolitical tensions involving Russia and Western nations in recent years. Swiss officials have periodically had to defend the country's neutral status against criticism from multiple sides.
Neither the Swiss government nor other officials had issued a public response to Ulyanov's comments at the time of the TASS report.
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