Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Switzerland on Saturday to crack down on Russian oligarchs who he said were helping to wage war on his country from the safety of 'beautiful Swiss towns'.
BERN - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Switzerland on Saturday to crack down on Russian oligarchs who he said were helping to wage war on his country from the safety of "beautiful Swiss towns".
"Your banks are where the money of the people who unleashed this war lies. That is painful. That is also a fight against evil, that their accounts are frozen. That would also be a fight, and you can do this," he said via a translator. Neutral Switzerland, which is not a member of the European Union, has fully adopted EU sanctions against Russian individuals and entities and frozen their wealth in Swiss banks.
Zelenskiy also took a swipe at Swiss-based businesses that continue to operate in Russia, singling out food group Nestle and accusing it of not living up to its "Good Food, Good Life" slogan.
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