Switzerland strays from neutrality, joins EU in sanctions against Moscow

Cassis also reaffirmed Switzerland’s solidarity with the war-torn country and its people, and offered to provide relief supplies to civilians who fled Poland.

“There is no stimulus that can justify such an intervention,” he said, according to the new York Times,

Switzerland will examine each further package of sanctions from the EU individually.

nations impose sanctions on Russia

According to a report, the recent sanctions have the approval of countries including the United States, Great Britain, Italy, Canada, France and the European Commission.

The economic measures, which will also include sanctions on the Russian central bank’s international reserves, come after a series of tough sanctions on Russian entities and individuals, including President Putin and his foreign minister.

as the country attracted harsh restrictions On your war on Ukraine, Russian currency ruble On Monday, it fell nearly 30 percent against the dollar.

Although, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia would be able to tolerate severe economic sanctions imposed by Western countries on the country for its actions against Ukraine, AFP reported.

“Western sanctions on Russia are tough, but our country has the necessary capacity to compensate for the losses,” Peskov said.

(With inputs from Reuters and The New York Times.)