The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation stated that Switzerland allegedly cannot represent the interests of Ukraine in Russia, because it “lost” its neutral status by joining the sanctions against the Russian Federation. These are the words of the Deputy Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ivan Nechaev, quoted by rossMI,
KYIV. UkraineGate . 11 . August . 2022 | World News .
According to Nechaev, Switzerland has long been interested in Moscow’s opinion on the possible representation of Ukraine’s interests in the Russian Federation and vice versa.
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“We clearly answered that Switzerland, unfortunately, has lost the status of a neutral state and cannot act as a mediator or a representative of interests,” he said.
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine previously announced that it had reached an agreement in principle with Switzerland on the representation of Ukrainian interests on the territory of Russia.
In June, Swiss President Ignatius Cassis announced that Switzerland could start providing consular services to the Russian Federation and Ukraine.
Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Russia on February 24.
Source: Ukrgate
