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(Bloomberg) — Switzerland has blocked 13 billion francs ($14.3 billion) in Russian assets held in the country, including more than 7 billion francs in reserves and assets of Russia’s central bank. In 2023, Swiss authorities froze a further 580 million francs in financial assets and two more properties, following its own investigations and detailed clarifications…

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Zombie democracy. you know, they have an electoral charade. thats what lukashenko did in belarus. thats what putin did in russia. thats what ortega did in nicaragua. thats what museveni did in uganda. these are complete charades. yes, the autocrat stays in power, but with none of the legitimacy that even that managed democracy would have brought. that is not a great long—term strategy for survival. as you talk to me about what you see happening in the world, im kind of struggling to understand...

Im kind of struggling to understand what you meant when, during your tenure at human rights watch, you always said, "our organisation has to be neutral. in a sense, we have to be like the international committee of the red cross based in switzerland. we have to be able to work in countries and approach countries with the sense that we dont take sides. we are neutral." i mean, in your last answer, you sure as hell were taking sides. where we stress that neutrality is when theres an armed conflict...

Thats what museveni did in uganda. these are complete charades. yes, the autocrat stays in power, but with none of the legitimacy that even that managed democracy would have brought. that is not a great long—term strategy for survival. as you talk to me about what you see happening in the world, im kind of struggling to understand what you meant when, during your tenure at human rights watch, you always said, "our organisation has to be neutral. in a sense, we have to be like the international...

To understand what you meant when, during your tenure at human rights watch, you always said, "our organisation has to be neutral. in a sense, we have to be like the international committee of the red cross based in switzerland. we have to be able to work in countries and approach countries with the sense that we dont take sides. we are neutral." i mean, in your last answer, you sure as hell were taking sides. where we stress that neutrality is when theres an armed conflict. thats where the red ...