Switzerland joined the tenth package of EU sanctions against Russia

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Switzerland has fully joined the tenth package of EU sanctions against RUSSIA. This is stated on the website of the government of the country.

On March 1, the authorities approved sanctions against "about 120 more individuals and entities" and are now implementing the remaining measures of the tenth round of sanctions.

Brussels introduced the tenth package of sanctions at the end of February, banning the EXPORT of rare earth metals, construction cranes, power generators and many other goods to Russia. Russian paraffin, petroleum coke, bituminous mixtures fell under import restrictions. Blocking sanctions affected Tinkoff Bank, Rosbank, the National Wealth Fund and other organizations.

The Swiss sanctions also provide for "a ban on Russian citizens from exercising functions in the management bodies of owners or operators of critical infrastructure facilities."

Despite its official neutral status, Switzerland has joined the sanctions against Russia because of the military operation in Ukraine, copying the restrictive measures of the European Union. In addition, at the end of January, the Security Policy Committee of the National Council (lower house of parliament) approved the re-export of Swiss-made weapons to Ukraine. The parliamentarians considered that the ban could be lifted under certain conditions - for example, in the "case of violation of the ban on the use of force under international law", which included the current conflict in Ukraine. In other cases, re-export will be allowed if two-thirds of the countries of the UN General Assembly consider that international law has been violated.