Swiss flag at Geneva Lake in Geneva, Switzerland, on Dec. 31, 2018.
rmed with some 130,000 certified signatures, Swiss activists submitted a petition in Bern on Thursday that would pave the way for a national vote in the coming months on proposed constitutional amendments to enshrine Switzerland’son Russia for its invasion of Ukraine—bucking a centuries-long tradition of not taking sides in global conflicts.
calls for Switzerland to avoid entering any military alliance unless it is attacked as well as to not impose “any non-military coercive measures” unless obligated by the United Nations. The amendment would also enshrine that “Switzerland uses its perpetual neutrality to prevent and resolve conflicts and is available as a mediator.
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