La Suisse refuse une neutralité plus stricte

Switzerland has decided not to change its definition of neutrality.

A new proposal wanted to forbid the country from imposing sanctions alone.

According to this plan, Switzerland would have needed the agreement of the UN.

However, the Swiss government and the parliament rejected this idea.

They think that the current neutrality already works very well.

Switzerland recently adopted sanctions against Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.

Some politicians say that these sanctions are contrary to neutrality.

But the majority of citizens prefer to keep a certain political flexibility.

This vote shows that the country wants to remain active on the international stage.