Army chief Thomas Süssli said that Switzerland could provide around 200 soldiers for a UN peacekeeping mission.

“If we receive the order to take part in a mission, we would draw up a training concept to train our soldiers and prepare them for deployment. Then we would start recruiting and train the members of the armed forces,” Süssli continued to SonntagsBlick. The use of weapons would only be permitted in a self-defence situation. “The mandate is decided by the government and parliament,” he added.

  • thatKamGuy
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    3 hours ago

    How the fuck do people fear the Russian army like this? Literally any western military force would be able to wipe out the entire invading force in Ukraine in a matter of weeks, if not days!

    The only things preventing them from doing so is:

    1. risk of (albeit small) casualties
    2. risk of Russian retaliation through ICBMs (unlikely, but can’t be ruled out)
    3. opening up a nation to Russian-led cyberattacks
    4. a decisive decimation of Russian forces would be bad for Western arms manufacturers in the short-term
    5. a decisive decimation of Russian forces without the collapse of the Russian Federation or ousting of Putin will likely lead to a follow-on conflict in 10-20 years time