Switzerland, which does not belong to the European Union, supported its sanctions against Moscow announced in response to the special military operation Russia started in Ukraine
TASS/. Switzerland is ready to act as a mediator at the Ukrainian settlement talks or host the negotiations, according to Swiss President Ignazio Cassis.
“Switzerland is ready to play the role of mediator behind the scenes or host the talks,” he was quoted as saying by the RTS TV channel. “Switzerland has both neutrality and the humanitarian tradition,” Cassis noted.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the RBC TV channel on March 16 that Swiss colleagues had approached him with a proposal on mediation at the talks between Moscow and Kiev. “Colleagues from other countries, particularly from Switzerland, which traditionally present themselves as countries where compromises are achieved, and which are ready to mediate [at talks between Russia and Ukraine], occasionally approach me,” Lavrov said.
