RTWed, 29 Jun 2022 18:23 UTC
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Switzerland has officially put into effect the EU's sixth package of sanctions against Russia, including the partial oil embargo, TASS reported on Wednesday, citing the country's government, the Federal Council.
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With the decision made on June 29, Switzerland puts into effect the new measures introduced by the EU on June 3, 2022," the Federal Council said in a statement, as cited by TASS.
According to the Swiss ruling body, these sanctions "
include an embargo on crude oil and certain petroleum products of Russian origin.""Similar to EU measures, the purchase, import, transit and transportation [of Russian oil products] to or within Switzerland is prohibited," the statement said. The authorities explained that the oil embargo will be introduced in Switzerland gradually and should be fully enforced by the beginning of 2023.
Besides the oil embargo, Switzerland has prohibited the country's companies from providing auditing and consulting services to Russian enterprises, and has banned them from advertising products in some Russian media, including RT and Sputnik.
Comment: The Swiss has in short time let go of their neutrality. Even if that neutrality always was slanted towards the West, it allowed for warring parties in conflicts to be able to meet on neutral ground. Like in the rest of Europe, the leaders in Switzerland are not representing the people but are beholden to other interest groups. No doubt a lot of arm twisting is taking place behind the scenes.
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Or does anyone believe the Nazi Germany did leave them alone because they respected the BIS, or where afraid of their token army ? Anybody thinking Switzerlands not-EU-membership is not related to it's banking laws that allows certain shady figures to hide their dirty money from their own regulations ?
Now, it seems this is an all-or-nothing war against Russia, and this is their last stand.
But they still gonna lose, it is not only against Russia, but against the whole global South, and against the Far East.