The US and other countries began to put pressure on Switzerland to gain access to Russian assets to rebuild Ukraine after the war. This is written by the Swiss edition Neue Zurcher Zeitung..

It is known that Switzerland has blocked a lot of Russian assets - financial assets worth about 7.5 billion francs plus 15 real estate. However, difficulties arose with their further use..

The value of private property.

According to Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, the confiscation of funds from countries or individuals is a delicate matter for Switzerland..

However, this issue is a big international topic..

Several sources in different departments say that the pressure on Switzerland will continue to increase. This topic is distributed during numerous informal contacts. The United States, countries of Eastern Europe and Ukraine are in favor of confiscation.

The Swiss federal government responded to the discussions and created a working group to study this issue..

How much money of the National Bank of Russia is kept in Switzerland is unknown. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has no business relationship with him.. Up to 2% of Russian central bank funds are held in Swiss banks, but not in SNB.

Not only Russians can suffer.

Franz Gruther, head of the Swiss Foreign Policy Commission, opposes the confiscation of Russian assets..

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Gruther fears other conflicts will also lead to expropriation.

In November, the US added several Swiss companies and citizens to its sanctions list.. Among them are Alexander-Walter Studhalter and a number of related firms.. Washington accuses Lucerne native of being a central figure in the network of Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

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In addition, the US Department of the Treasury added to the list of sanctions the chipmaker Milur and its director Jacques Pasche.. According to the publication, this company helped to circumvent sanctions against the Russian military industry..