President of Switzerland Ignatsio Cassis said on Sunday that “very likely” that neutral Switzerland following the European Union (EU) on Monday introduces sanctions against Russia and freeze Russian assets in the Alpine country, writes UNIAN.
Cassis in an interview with French-speaking Swiss social television said that the Federal Council from seven members would meet on Monday and will consider the recommendations of the Ministry of Finance and Economics.
to the question whether Switzerland will follow – a major financial center and the center of trade in commodities – after the EU in freezing Russian assets, he said: “It is likely that the government will make such a decision tomorrow, but I can not foresee the decisions that still Not accepted. “