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Swiss army open to peacekeeping role on the Ukrainian-Russian border

www.swissinfo.ch Swiss army open to peacekeeping role on the Ukrainian-Russian border

Army chief Thomas Süssli said that Switzerland could provide around 200 soldiers for a UN peacekeeping mission.

Swiss army open to peacekeeping role on the Ukrainian-Russian border

“If we receive the order to take part in a mission, we would draw up a training concept to train our soldiers and prepare them for deployment. Then we would start recruiting and train the members of the armed forces,” Süssli continued to SonntagsBlick. The use of weapons would only be permitted in a self-defence situation. “The mandate is decided by the government and parliament,” he added.

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