Almost 100 Swiss-made Leopard 1 tanks are being stored out in the open in Italy following Switzerland’s refusal to allow their transfer to Ukraine, Swiss public broadcasting organization RSI reported on Aug. 26.
Almost 100 Swiss-made Leopard 1 tanks are being stored out in the open in Italy following Switzerland’s refusal to allow their transfer to Ukraine, Swiss public broadcasting organization RSI reported on Aug. 26.
Yeah, they’re trading off the short-term gain of shady Russian oligarch money for the long-term cost of their arms exports.
Countries buy weapons to use in ways that enhance their national defense, and in this case their national defense is best served by giving the tanks to Ukraine to wreck Russia for them. Now it’s clear to all that buying Swiss saddles you with limitations that prevent you from using their weapons optimally.