Donald Trump shock pushes Neutral Switzerland to seek closer defense connections

Only two months ago, the Swiss Minister of Switzerland was seen as an outsider, which was less likely to ensure the task of federal government.

However, Martin Pfister, an army of Army Polkovniki and Cantonal Minister defending more defense cooperation NATO The EU neighbors began to take office next month after defeating the more conservative opponent in this week.

Cooperation with NATO and joint training exercises Switzerland It was not a member, “necessarily necessary”, Pfister said that last month he was important for the defense union when he did not push to join the country last month Europe’s safety.

His appointment emphasizes how the US President Donald Trump is aiming to cancel American security, which provides the security of the continent and the Alps, even in order to increase the protection of the neutral Switzerland.

After voting on Thursday, in a press conference, PFister said, “We do not know what direction,” said NATO. Interaction and cooperation with European countries was important, “If security is important for us,” he said.

Switzerland’s neutrality is required to take the referendum and constitutional changes in any shift – a process that can take years.

However, in the opinion of experts, the majority has begun discussions in several governmental levels that can lead to a dramatic turn in a country in a deep form of neutrality.

“I never saw a scenario describing our situation,” he said.

“The transatlantic relations have been in growths and landings, but siding with the United States, as well as Russia… Sent shock waves through Europe, including Switzerland.”

A similar view is carried out by Matthias Zoller, aeronautics, security and defense zero secretary general, an industrial body and a lobby group.

“There’s a sense of actuality there,” said Ziles. “Finally, both sides – see parliament, as well as the government, what is something to do and change.”

According to a research conducted in the Center for Military Academy and Security Research in Zurich in Zurich, ETH passed to more security cooperation with European neighbors.

53% of respondents were in favor of close relations with NATO with NATO – 43 percent of the 10 years in this question. Only 30 percent wanted to join the union, but this was still higher than 23 percent average.

Before his appointment, the new defense minister, who attended a court hearing with the Pfister, “said we need to cooperate with our neighbors.”

After PFister launches April 1, one of the early positions will help to design the first national security strategy that could appear by the summer.

Discussions on the security strategy “will take place with an increasing actual feeling of actuality,” said Daniel Markley, who was partially funded by the Defense Ministry in CSS.

“The formal security strategy will be primarily and will determine our goals. He must give an opinion about the government wants to buy the country.”

The changes in export rules are also considered. Bern, the country of destination prohibits arms exports if they participate in any war in any war, including Ukraine.

The rules are in Europe, especially for countries such as Germany, for countries such as Germany, which are not allowed to re-export unarmed weapons in Switzerland.

Can change under the pfister.

“Martin Pfister confirmed that Switzerland will fight to relaxation of export restrictions on material and system.”

At the beginning of this month, Holenstein Pfister and Rival Candidate Markus Ritter, the head of the Swiss farmer’s lobby, invited to the hearing of Berne’s military and defense industry.

While Switzerland stood for eternal armed neutrality, “For us and for Martin, this does not mean, and it does not mean serious non-cooperation to the European security architecture.”

Holenstein said there are significant increase in the establishment of the army budget and the Swiss weapons industry, Hologstein, other expectations in the military industry.

Switzerland aims to reach 1 percent of GDP, which has been spent in defense since 2030 percent last year since 2030. This is less than the goals of the other European people: the 2 percent of NATO spending is expected to increase in a summit by 3 percent or 3.5 percent in June, Trump insisted, and the European allies must insist on 5 percent of GDP.

It should be expanded to expand the interaction of the Armed Forces, Holenstein pointed out to train with Switzerland to Switzerland, a neutral country going to Austria – Austria and German. This has been the first military exercises in the Switzerland since 2003.

But accelerated for all visible acceleration in Switzerland EuropeanOthers warned that the strategy could take years of change.

There are strong forces that want to see neutrality strengthening. In 2022, after the full-scale occupation of Russia’s full-scale occupation of Ukraine, Switzerland adopted similar sanctions with the UK and the United States. However, activists and some of the right politicians, since today, have tried to force the end of economic restrictions to accurately determine the long-term neutrality in the Constitution.

The Swiss official said: “Even in the Federal Council, even among those in the federal council, the future in the future of Switzerland, always finds consensus here, and there is a lot of ways.”

“I would not breathe this year or even next year for great changes.”