Switzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality.
This is a major change in the History of Europe. A country that stayed neutral even during WWII, has chosen to punish Russia. After a meeting with the Swiss Federal Council, Switzerland’s president, Ignazio Cassis, said that the country would immediately freeze the assets of Russia’s president, Vladimir V. Putin, Prime Minister Mikhail V. Mishustin, and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov, as well as all 367 individuals sanctioned last week by the European Union.
They also closed their air space to Russian planes, as did the rest of Europe. The frozen asset are close to 11 billion $.
By Javier Isasi Serrano.
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