2024-05-08 12:58:40
Published8. May 2024, 14:58
Ukraine warFormer Federal Councilor warns: Putin could attack Switzerland here
During a lecture, Lucerne’s former Federal Councilor Kaspar Villiger (FDP) named two specific targets in Switzerland that could be targeted by Russian attacks.
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Switzerland’s neutrality could make the country a military target for Russia, says former Federal Councilor Kaspar Villiger.
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He cites the “Stern von Laufenburg” and the Swift data center in Thurgau as examples.
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Villiger calls for investments in the Swiss army.
From 1989 to 2003, Lucerne’s Kaspar Villiger was in the state government for the FDP. Now he expressed the fear that Switzerland’s neutrality would turn the country into one could make a military target for Russian attacks.
The 83-year-old warned about Allianz Security Switzerland on Tuesday evening in Bern before a defeat for the Ukrainian side. If Russia wins the war, it would be «Putin’s hunger for even more inspire us,” the Tamedia newspapers quote Villiger. He also mentions infrastructure in Switzerland as possible targets.
Destinations in Switzerland
“Star of Laufenburg”: The switchgear that was expanded in Laufenburg at the time is considered a milestone in the history of electricity. According to Swissgrid, the “Laufenburg star” supports “unprecedented grid stability” and security of supply for Switzerland and all of Central Europe. “The cross-border electricity market is created in one fell swoop.” Today it guarantees secure electricity supply for over 30 countries and over 530 million consumers. The exchange of electricity makes it possible to overcome electricity bottlenecks in individual countries and avoid overloads.
Swift data center: The financial service provider Swift operates three data centers worldwide. One of them is in Diessenhofen TG. Russia was excluded from the payment system, which is why local security measures were strengthened. There is a big secret surrounding the area. To date, it is unclear how many employees are employed in the data center.
In the municipality of Diessenhofen it is assumed that there are around two dozen employees, writes the “Thurgauer Zeitung”. “It has seven floors, only two of which are above ground,” says Daniel Wessner, head of the Thurgau Office for Economic Affairs and Labor.
requirements
In his lecture, Kaspar Villiger, according to the Tamedia newspapers, advocated increasing the Investments in the Swiss army and a “restoration of defense capability”. The army must also train to cooperate with NATO in a war.
According to the FDP politician, the military costs should be covered by setting “painful priorities” within the state. “If all else fails, the idea of a temporary special tax for the army would at least be worth examining,” concludes Villiger.
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