- Federal President Alain Berset has admitted that he used the wrong words in a newspaper interview.
- In the “NZZ am Sonntag” he had previously spoken of “war frenzy in certain circles” in connection with the Ukraine attacked by Russia.
Reactions would have shown him “that that wasn’t the right choice of words,” he said in an interview with the “Tages-Anzeiger”. However, it is clear that the answer to this brutal war of aggression cannot be just rearmament. Switzerland in particular must think in terms of peace and diplomacy. That is Switzerland’s strength.
Berset worried about “climate of pure war logic”
“To make it very clear,” Berset continued: “I’m talking about a climate of pure war logic that worries me. My intention was never to criticize any particular person or state, but to show that there are other ways to support Ukraine.”
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It was never his intention to criticize certain people or states, said Federal President Alain Berset in a recent interview.
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Of course, Ukraine must defend itself with all its strength and support, it has “every right to do so in view of Russia’s incredible aggression,” said Berset.
According to Berset, the impression that may have arisen that Ukraine must negotiate with Russia immediately is wrong. The conditions for this are not given. “For this, Russia must stop the war, respect international law and human rights and leave Ukrainian territory, as the Federal Council demanded again after the last session,” Berset emphasized.