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The purchase of 36 next-generation American fighter jets will cost far more than the six billion Swiss francs initially ...
The Swiss government has approved NATO's request to open a liaison office for international and non-governmental organizations in Geneva.
NATO's Secretary-General Mark Rutte hailed newly inaugurated U.S. President Donald Trump's warning on Wednesday that Russia could expect more tariffs and sanctions if it did not end the war in ...
When the heads of state of NATO member countries meet in The Hague at the end of June, tensions are likely to be high. Donald Trump's return to the White ...
GENEVA - A year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a majority in Switzerland now support closer ties with Nato, the government said on Thursday – a first in the country known for ...
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine is prompting Switzerland to rethink its centuries-old policy of neutrality, in another major blow for Vladimir Putin. One of the numerous justifications ...
In Switzerland, a bombshell report calls for adapting neutrality by moving closer to NATO A working paper commissioned by the Swiss Defense Ministry encourages the Swiss Confederation to ...
Switzerland currently spends 0.76 percent of GDP on defense — far less than any NATO member except Iceland, which doesn't have a military. While it's unlikely Switzerland will be invaded, the country ...
The Council of the European Union approved the joining of Switzerland to the "Military Mobility" project, which is unofficially called "Military Schengen".
Switzerland’s decision to join the European Sky Shield Initiative, a pan-European air defense system, represents a significant departure from its neutrality and a move toward NATO under US ...
“I was very, very happy with the position of Trump to put more sanctions on Russia,” Mark Rutte told CNBC.