The Federal Council has approved negotiating mandate for an international treaty between Switzerland and Ukraine to create a legal basis to enable the Swiss private sector to participate in the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Thousands of tickets for the May concerts of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, which will be held in Basel (Switzerland), were sold out in just 7 minutes.This

Geopolitically, Europe desperately needs to strengthen its military capabilities and revitalize its defense industry. Ukraine has the largest and most experienced military in Europe and some of the world's most advanced drone technology.

Gold exports from Switzerland rose year on year in December as supplies to the United States soared to the highest since March 2022 and offset lower deliveries to top consumer China, Swiss customs data showed on Thursday.

Putin has threatened to use nuclear weapons in his war against Ukraine. Putin has been modernizing his nuclear forces and rejected talks with Washington on replacing New START, the last U.S.-Russia arms limitation pact, when it expires on Feb. 5, 2026.

President Donald Trump is emphasizing that targeting Russia’s oil revenue is the best way to get Moscow to end its nearly three-year war against Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.

Switzerland, like other rich nations, is grappling with a shrinking foreign aid budget as the war in Ukraine forces a reset in its priorities.

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This decision comes after the parliament allocated less funding for foreign aid in December than the government had requested.

Ukraine praised U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening to impose tariffs and sanctions on Russia if it refuses to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine and said the comment sent a "strong signal".

Ukraine is working to set up a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. President Donald Trump, Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, after giving a speech calling on European leaders to do more to defend the continent.