Switzerland stopped the delivery of Swiss-made ammunition for German infantry fighting vehicles that were supposed to be sent to Ukraine. The move stopped plans to re-export the ammunition to Ukraine, as reported last Sunday.
Volodymyr Zelensky's demand for more arms to stop a winning Russian army has divided the EU, all because of the Ukrainian who got support from Joe Biden.
Switzerland Halts Ammunition Delivery
The nation's State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Seco) mentioned that Switzerland stressed a neutral state and legislation forbidding arms deliveries to conflict zones, as a rule, according to RT News.
According to German media, Rheinmetall, a Dusseldorf-based automotive and arms business that makes Marder infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the German Army, utilizes this ammunition.
Seco got two requests from Germany to transmit ammunition previously received from the Bern onto Ukraine, the secretariat revealed to the Swiss newspaper Sonntags Zeitung on Sunday.
They were canceled unilaterally not to jeopardize Swiss neutrality and the legislation's restrictive rejection criteria for military equipment, per Mass News.
Weaponry re-exports necessitate Bern's authorization, and arms deliveries to conflict zones are forbidden under Swiss law.
After Moscow began its military campaign in Ukraine, Switzerland joined anti-Russian sanctions in a rare break from its strict impartiality stance, but it has remained steadfast in its neutrality when it comes to military help like the export of Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, noted Reuters.
Swiss law only allows Bern consents to any deliveries to conflict zones. Though going along with Russia sanctions, the country still considers itself neutral.
The Swiss restriction on re-exporting ammunition has enraged Germany, according to reports, so it has allegedly made it almost impossible to transfer any Marder IFVs to Ukraine. Nevertheless, Berlin has never made any such intentions public.
The media says the refusal of Bern to send the ammo has made Germans angry because it is impossible to send any Marder IFVs to Ukraine, Berlin never announces it.
Germany Enraged by Restrictions
Poland is made at Germany for snubbing Kyiv, causing spats in the German cabinet.
Restriction on re-exporting ammunition has enraged Germany, according to reports, so it has allegedly made it almost impossible to transfer any Marder IFVs to Ukraine. Nevertheless, Berlin has never made any such intentions public.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz had previously stated that Germany would only supply proper and reasonable weapons to Kyiv. As Ukraine has frequently begged, no plans to deploy "offensive" weapons, such as tanks, had been made.
Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock then encouraged the West to provide Kyiv with heavy weaponry, suggesting that Scholz was to blame for not sending enough.
However, a group of lawmakers and public personalities, notably former MPs and an ex-UN assistant secretary-general, called on Berlin to stop providing military aid to Ukraine but instead strive to convince Kyiv to quit its armed resistance in the name of peace and discussion last Saturday.
Since then, the Kremlin has insisted that Ukraine proclaim itself a neutral country that will never join the NATO military alliance led by the United States. Ukraine believes the Russian offensive was unprovoked and refutes suggestions that it planned to recapture the two republics by force.
Switzerland and halting the export of Swiss-made ammunition affects the position of neutrality it has established; it is worrisome that disruptive elements are bullying Germany to join the mob.
