Switzerland says sanctions against Russia violate constitution Sanctions

against RUSSIAcontrary to the Swiss constitution, which stipulates its neutrality,declared in the party of the Swiss parliament "Democratic Union of the Center" (UDC)

Switzerland's accession to the EU sanctions against Russia contradicts its constitution, as it violates the country's neutrality, said Andrea Somer, spokeswoman for the Swiss Parliament's Democratic Union of the Center (UDC) party, RIA Novosti reports.

“The imposition of sanctions violates the neutrality of the country and, therefore, its constitution. The Constitution states that Switzerland is neutral. We are against sanctions,” she said.

The UDC party is called the "Swiss People's Party" (SVP) in German. She holds more than a quarter of the seats in parliament, and also has six out of 46 seats in the Senate. Of the seven ministers in the government, two are representatives of the UDC.

Switzerland joined the sanctions against Russian gold Politics

On August 3, Switzerland joined the seventh package of EU sanctions against Russia, which includes an embargo on the supply of gold, and also involves freezing the assets of Sberbank. At the end of July, the Swiss authorities added 54 individuals and nine entities to the sanctions list. “Thus, the list of individuals and organizations subject to Swiss sanctions in connection with the situation in Ukraine is fully consistent with the EU list,” the Swiss government said.

They stressed that none of the introduced measures "is directed against trade in agricultural and food products between third countries and Russia." The Swiss government added that, like the European Union, they made exceptions for operations related to such products and the transportation of oil to third countries.

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