Swiss government rejects German request to re-export Swiss ammunition to Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: A Swiss national flag flutters behind a sign marking the Bundesplatz square in Bern, Switzerland May 2, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

ZURICH (Reuters) - Neutral Switzerland has again rejected an appeal from Germany to allow it to re-export Swiss-made ammunition to Ukraine, the government said on Thursday.

"Under the principle of equal treatment in neutrality law, Switzerland cannot agree to a request for the transfer of war materiel of Swiss origin to Ukraine as long as the latter is involved in an international armed conflict," the government said.