Bern has previously blocked requests from Germany, Spain and Denmark to allow Swiss-made munitions and military equipment they have previously bought to be re-exported to Ukraine. Under its neutrality laws and a separate arms embargo, Switzerland is prohibited from sending weapons directly to Ukraine. Therefore, the tanks shouldn’t be flogged off abroad.”Īlthough the decision was clear in the commission on Tuesday (17 votes to seven with one abstention), before the 25 Leopard tanks can be taken out of service, parliament has to agree. “We don’t know what the army of tomorrow will look like. “Switzerland hasn’t got an up-to-date defence strategy,” complained David Zuberbühler. Opposition came from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party. This content was published on Mar 3, 2023Germany has asked Switzerland to sell some of its decommissioned Leopard 2 tanks to replenish arsenals of countries sending tanks to Ukraine. Germany asks Switzerland to greenlight sale of old Leopard tanks

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