Swiss could contribute to peacekeeping in Ukraine, army chief says
- The Swiss armed forces chief said Switzerland could contribute around 200 soldiers to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine in nine to 12 months if requested and the government agreed.
- Thomas Suessli stressed that it would be up to the Swiss government and parliament to decide if any appeal for peacekeepers from Switzerland were made.
- European powers have discussed the possibility of sending peacekeepers to Ukraine amid efforts to end the conflict that began with Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022.
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Swiss could contribute to peacekeeping in Ukraine, army chief says
Switzerland could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if it were requested and the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli said in an interview published on Sunday.


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Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli says his country could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if requested and if the government agreed. Suessli made this statement on Sunday, stressing that it would be a matter for the government and parliament to decide if any appeal were made to Switzerland. “We could probably field around 200 soldiers in nine to 12 months,” he said. Recall that European powers have discussed th…
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