Sanctions against Belarus: Did Switzerland Renounce Its Friendship with Lukashenko? (in Russian)
Expert(s): Benno Zogg
Publisher(s): Deutsche Welle
Publication Year: 2021
Bern imposed sanctions against the Belarusian regime, but did not cut off contacts with Minsk. For Deutsche Welle, CSS’ Benno Zogg explains Switzerland’s delay in making a decision by the fact that it is not sitting at the negotiating table in the EU and that Bern is by no means neutral on human rights violation.