Switzerland's neutrality-based restrictions on re-exporting arms to Ukraine have prompted several European countries to avoid Swiss-made weapons, prompting Swiss debates on policy changes and defense industry future.
Switzerland's neutrality-based restrictions on re-exporting arms to Ukraine have prompted European countries, led by Germany, to avoid Swiss-made weapons, prompting Swiss debates on policy changes and defense industry future.
I wonder if the US will face such a blowback. I wouldn't want to buy weapons and equipment from a such a volatile and politically shaky regime that might stop me from using the equipment I bought and paid for to defend myself or my allies from certain regional nuclear powers.
It's bad marketing when you tell buyers that you can't use the weapons against Russia which is the only real threat to any country in Europe.