Switzerland cannot represent Ukraine’s diplomatic interests in Russia as it gave up its neutrality status by joining anti-Russia sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Next month, the F-35 initiative will be deposited with the federal government. Parliament could make them obsolete as early as autumn - there is even a risk of invalidity.

The Swiss foreign ministry has refused to take in Ukrainians wounded in hostilities at home for fear of breaking neutrality, Swiss media reported on Monday.

The flood of unjustified penalty orders against demonstrators is costing the canton of Bern dearly.

Switzerland's defence procurement office said on Friday it had given the go-ahead for Germany to freely dispose of Leopard 2 tanks previously sold back to defence group Rheinmetall.