Moscow considers sanctions from Switzerland unjustified

Moscow considers unjustified and counterproductive "restrictions on a number of bilateral cooperation in a number of spheres of bilateral. This is stated in the commentary of the Department of Information and Press of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"We are regretted in connection with the unilateral position occupied by the Switzerland by the Government of Switzerland in relation to the events in Ukraine, ignoring reality and repeatedly given clarifications of the Russian side. We believe that such a biased line does not meet the friendly nature of Russian -Schiyan relations and does not correspond to the spirit of the neutrality policy pursued by Swiss," the commentary said.

On Wednesday, the Federal Council of Switzerland condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia, the press release said. The Council took note of the sanctions imposed by the EU and the USA, and decided to "take all the necessary measures to prevent the use of Switzerland to avoid any of these sanctions."

The Council decided to stop issuing permits for exporting military products to Russia and temporarily refuse to implement training programs for the training of Russian military personnel. In addition, in agreement with other members of the European Free Trade Association, negotiations with Russia were suspended by agreement of free trade.

According to the results of the meeting of the Swiss government, it also notes that the restrictions introduced by the European Union within the Schengen space are also applicable in Switzerland.

On March 17 and 21 , the European Union imposed sanctions against 33 Russian and Crimean officials . They are forbidden to enter the EU countries, and their assets are frozen. Similar sanctions were introduced by the United States and some other countries. A number of countries, including the USA, Germany, Canada, Norway, announced the cessation of military cooperation with Russia. The State Department and the US Department of Trade introduced restrictions on the sale of military and dual -use products to Russia .

On Thursday, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution confirming the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemning the Russian invasion of Crimea. 100 members of the General Assembly voted for the adoption of the resolution. In addition to Russia, 10 countries opposed, Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, DPRK, Nicaragua, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe. Another 58 delegations, including China, abstained.