'Never since the second world war has the rights of one country been so flagrantly violated by another country. You cannot stand aside. Neutrality does not mean to be indifferent with regard to violations of international law. To play into the hands of an aggressor is not being neutral. We are in an extraordinary situation where extraordinary measures should be taken. Russia’s attack against Ukraine is an attack on freedom, an attack on democracy, an attack on the civil population, and an attack on the institutions of a free country.
It is unacceptable with regards to international law, it is unacceptable politically speaking and it is unacceptable from a moral point of view. The Swiss Federal council has decided to fully adopt the European Union sanctions, including asset freezing. Switzerland stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and hopes that sanctions will encourage the Kremlin to change its mind.
Having signed the Geneva convention of human rights, we are bound to humanitarian order. Other democracies shall be able to rely on Switzerland; those standing for international law shall be able to rely on Switzerland; states that uphold human rights shall be able to rely on Switzerland; but not those who truncate them and want to destroy everything dear to Western values. Swiss neutrality remains intact but of course we stand on the side of Western values." - President Ignazio Cassis of Switzerland.
ICHEOKU says hopefully the committee of repugnant nations Belarus, China, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela as well as fence-sitting India and United Arab Emirates have now been duly put on notice that their cowardly non committal disposition to the blatant and vagrant violation by Russia of an independent and sovereign Ukraine is tantamount to their condonation, approval and facilitation of President Vladimir Putin's murderous military campaign in Ukraine. History will judge these five plus two countries harshly as they failed to appreciate the very fundamentals of the Russian attack, to delegitimize an independent and sovereign nation. It is sad.
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