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Russia
Swiss MPs Nix Joining G7 Taskforce Tracking Russian Oligarch Cash
Switzerland refuses to join international effort to track assets of Russian oligarchs.
April 17, 2024
Zelensky
Ukraine’s Offer of Peace Talks Based on Zelensky’s Plan Gets Frosty Russian Response
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba signaled Kyiv’s readiness to negotiate with Moscow during a TV interview while on his first official visit to India.
March 29, 2024
Zelensky
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister to Discuss Zelensky’s Peace Formula on First India Visit
Ukraine’s last official government level visit to India was made by the then Foreign Minister, Pavlo Klimkin, in 2017 during the presidency of Petro Poroshenko.
March 28, 2024
France
Russian Dissident’s Swiss Start-up Has Secretly Supplied Ukraine With Military Drones
The Swiss-based company Destinus, best known for designing hypersonic rocket-propelled aircraft, has opened up to the French business magazine Challenges about its support to Ukraine’s military.
Feb. 2, 2024
Russia
Swiss Govt Websites Hit by Pro-Russia Hackers After Zelensky Visit
The government said that "the Russian-linked hacker group 'NoName' claimed responsibility for the attack, citing Zelensky's attendance at the WEF annual meeting" in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.
Jan. 18, 2024
Zelensky
Putin Says Ukraine’s Fate In Moscow’s Hands, Calls Belgorod Shelling ‘Barbaric’
“If this continues, Ukraine’s statehood could be dealt an irreparable, very serious blow”
Jan. 16, 2024
Zelensky
Zelensky, Chinese Premier Li Share Davos Spotlight
Other key speakers on Tuesday will be von der Leyen and NATO head Jens Stoltenberg. Von der Leyen will also hold private talks with Zelensky.
Jan. 16, 2024
Ukraine
Swiss Accept Zelensky's Request to Stage Ukraine Peace Summit
Zelensky said that the Swiss peace summit: “must be exceptionally just, and the restoration of the force of international law must be truly complete.”
Jan. 15, 2024
Zelensky
Russian Missile Parts Coming from ‘Shady Ties’ in Other Countries Zelensky Says in Bern
Zelensky also welcomed Switzerland's participation in creating a fair tribunal for war criminals.
Jan. 15, 2024
War in Ukraine
Zelensky Headed to Switzerland to Shore up International Support
He is due to "meet the heads of both houses of parliament, party leaders and the President of Switzerland, participate in the World Economic Forum" in Davos, said a statement from the presidency.
Jan. 15, 2024
Zelensky
Over 80 Delegations to Discuss Ukraine's Peace Formula in Davos Meeting
This meeting, taking place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, will focus on deliberating the Peace Formula proposed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Jan. 12, 2024
Europe
Switzerland Prepares for President Zelensky's Visits to Bern and Davos
Ahead of the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, President Zelensky will pay a two-day visit to Switzerland according to the Tages-Anzeiger German-language news site.
Jan. 9, 2024
Drones
West Makes (Limited) Progress in Stopping Illicit Electronics Transfers to Russia
Researchers into a Russian drone manufacturer’s sanctions busting welcomed new US attempts to intercede but feel they could and must go further.
Dec. 24, 2023