So Switzerland, you care to explain this...? 

So the UK already bought this gold. So why is it Switzerland's fault?

1939 Switzerland: We're neutral. Netherlands: So are we. Germany: No you're not.

There is no golden passport in Switzerland. Switzerland has one of the strictest naturalization law in Europe. check your sources

This is outrageous! This kind of video is the proof that you really need to look into what you're taking into account on the internet. I'd really suggest all of you viewers to take a look at the transcript and go look into those sources. No, Switzerland does not have a so-called "Golden-Pass-policy". What you obtain by investing in our country is a Visa type D (for long-term stay), which doesn't mean that you get our citizenship. Consequently you do NOT get the full protection of Swiss law because you are no Swiss citizen with a simple Visa D. Should you want to get the Swiss citizenship, you'd still have to spend at least 12 years paying taxes in Switzerland to be eligible. Then you'd still have to successfully pass a complicated procedure where your national knowledge, criminal record, foreign interests are notably put under scrutiny. No, Cantons are NOT the responsible authority for immigration policies. Art. 121(1) of our federal Constitution states clearly that "the Confederation is responsible for legislation on entry to and exit from Switzerland, the residence and the permanent settlement of foreign nationals and on the granting of asylum." Therefore, should foreign citizens become a problem to our internal/external order, the Confederation has the full power to expel them (see our Federal Act on Foreign nationals for the details). Your video is misleading and it's a shame. We've implemented European economic sanctions just like all other European countries. The gold from the UK may have been Russian gold in the past but what we're buying right now is English gold. The truth is I still don't see the link between this business and the fact that we help Russia and its war on Ukraine. In fact, the UK has stopped buying Russian gold before or right after the war began. Following the sanctions' program, we've stopped buying Russian gold as well. The business that we have with the UK benefits us and them, no third party. At the end of the day I feel like such videos are made in the sole purpose of criticizing Swiss neutrality, which profoundly bothers those of us who want everyone to systematically choose a side. After all, every type of conflict is lucrative indeed, and you need two opposing sides to get a conflict...

It's pretty obvious that Uk is profiting from this. They did so before the war and now during it. So I'd say Switzerland is simply conducting business as usual.

Let me get this straight - Switzerland buys pre-war gold from the UK, and somehow they’re helping Russia? Good lord, imagine if they bought and refined oil directly from Russia! Would be unspeakable.

If you think Switzerland buying 5 billion in Russian gold is bad, wait until you hear how much the EU has spent buying Russian hydrocarbons during the war.

6:18 the statement about being able to buy a swiss passport without previously staying in Switzerland for 10 years and passing an exam is simply not true.

After watching the video I still don't understand what Switzerland buying gold from the uk has to do with the suffering in Ukraine. Maybe the blame is on the uk for not donating the gold to Ukraine instead of selling it for profit.

You should make a video on how russian oligarchs abuse Maltese passports to bypass embargoes. Malta has only frozen 150.000 euro of assets, but harbours dozens of russian oligarchs.

why does every picture and footage of Switzerland looks like it was straight taken out of heaven? it such a good looking country its insane

Fun fact - If your are US citizen and go to Switzerland to set up a bank account or do some investments ... no Swizz bank will even talk to you 😆

The Swiss flag is quadratic not rectangular

I'd like to see the source for the citizenship for dollars claim. i am swiss and never heard of this option. its really hard to get a swiss passport, you wont get it automatically, even after 10 years you have to pass a vote from the community...

Getting a Swiss passport and citizenship is super difficult, you have to be tested and approved and even voted at a town, canton and federal level. There is no dollar for passports scheme.

Vexillology nightmare to see that 2:3 flag over and over

Sources would be a good thing for such a targeted attack

Actually for the first time swicerland actually froze a lot of Russian assets

Its not possible to buy a Swiss Passport.

Just like WW2.

Dude that's like the most clichee video you could have made about my country about gold that has been bought before the war by England and we trade the most gold in the world so I don't understand what this has to do with anything. I don't disagree with the point that our neutrality to a large degree serves our own interests but actively trying to help Russia and doing what we do are two different things.

Next: how oxygen is helping Russia

It's not like this is something unique to switzerland. Or why did you think imports to central asia skyrocketed for certain products? Not to mention the countries who want russia to win the war.

The reason why Switzerland has 0.7% of arms exports is because they are neutral. Ireland buys military equipment from Switzerland because we also want to keep neutrality as much as possible including arms purchases. So try to avoid countries like: USA, UK, Russia China etc.

11:20 This caused a massive scandal in switzerland and crypto got hit hard with heavy fines and sanctions from the swiss government, I don't remember exactly what the final punishment was but they went out of business like two years later.

There so many false statements in this video. Switzerland wasn‘t on good terms with the allies during WW2. The gold in switzerland of nazi origin was given back with multiple agreement with such as the washington agreement of 1946 or most recently one from 1997 which finally resolved the issue. The lack of sources in this video without any prove or documentation citation is really hard to understand…

I'd rather focus on Malta and Cyprus, many rich Russians with connections to the Kremlin.

You cannot buy a Swiss passport. You can have a visa to live there in Switzerland. But you will have to wait 10 years to apply for the Swiss citizenships.

I think all this drama comes from countries being envious of Switzerland status, ability to trade and benefits it takes from these situations.

Switzerland is neutral, we hurt all sides of conflict equally and profit off of it.

its only "ethically controversial" when your side is profiting less form our neutrality than your enemy.

You never explain your opening statement about these 75tons of gold.

This is a totally biased report full of mistakes.

There are so many errors in this video. And you keep repeating „the Swiss do this, the Swiss do that“. No, it is individuals or companies, almost always foreign, that are involved in shady business. This video is a collection of cherry picking and framing things into contexts that are incorrect. Switzerland‘s past hast nothing to do with what it is and how it works today. So much has changed. Things like international pressure (the EU and the USA are squeezing and strong arming Switzerland over Ukraine like you would not believe). But things like that are conveniently left out of the video.

It's relatively easy to explain. Switzerland has always acted according to the “Swiss first” principle. Neutrality is a nice tool to achieve this.

Gold is hard to refine higher quality becomes harder to find most of it found only in Africa and Russia Siberian parts.

Thanks a lot for the Video, i think as a swiss citizen i can maybe provide some additional information about swiss politics. Changes in swiss law almost always need to be voted on by the People. This makes it great for a citizen since decisions in politics usually represent what the majority wants, however this makes changes really slow. So even if the current debate if switzerland should adopt a new form of neutrality would make it to the poles it will likely take years to be in effect.

I hate when historical videos don’t use historical borders E.g. talking about 1942 Germany but with modern German borders. I think it defeats the point of visualising the information.

During the Second World War the Allies *mistakenly* dropped bombs on Swiss soil about *70 times* . The bombs hit Zurich, Basel, Schaffhausen, Stein am Rhein and small towns in various cantons. 70 mistakes ???????????????????? my my

Switzerland the only adult in the room.

As someone who spent the summer in Switzerland, and specifically, Geneva and the Canton of Vaud. I was amazed at the number of HyperCars with Ukrainian and Russian number plates in Montreux, Lausanne, and Vevey.

Can't wait for your video about the no tax policy in some area in the USA now and how shady it is. 😉

thumbnail is brilliant, looks like both parties are greedy because of the red colour overlay from the map on their mouths

"If I die, tell my wife... Hello." -Famous saying of a Swiss soldier

Switzerland doesn't discriminate, and renders their services to everyone for a fee 😉

As a Swiss, I may be able to provide more information and answer questions here. Switzerland is militarily neutral. We do not want to be part of an active war. That is why we are not even allowed to export weapons and ammunition to war zones. There is a civil war in Yemen with international participation. No other country is actively at war with Yemen, which is why the legal basis here tends to allow arms exports. For decades we have been making money with all states, even if they are "evil". The goal is to achieve the best for our people or individuals. Unfortunately, international well-being is not always taken into account here.

Sneaky little f... Not sure am I feeling anger or am I just super-jealous 🤣 🇫🇮🍻🇨🇭

I have never been to Switzerland, and so I'm not really in a position to comment. But the flag is a big plus.

Did anyone else feel like the part of the vid about Nazi paintings in Switzerland was a missed opportunity for a MasterWorks ad?

Good for them

Neutrality: "The state of not supporting or helping either side in a conflict". By definition, they are free to play both sides or neither.

To be expected; they play both sides of the war and come out on top

*The problem is* Russians produce really good quality Gold from Siberia makes it hard to replace the market!!

What is that Swiss Franc symbol, the Swiss Franc doesn't have a symbol, it only has the abbreviations CHF, Fr or SFr

Just like China, Switzerland will do business with your country without trying to tell you how to run your country. Very fair and logical.

So actually the UK and their failing economy is to blame?

I thought our government and people running my country are incapable. But gotta say I'm proud they use it actually for the best of their people! Dont see anthy evil in it, see it as clever as it gets and to no country in the world can judge it!

At some point even neutrality becomes immoral

Neutrality gives you the ability to play both sides, until both sides decided to screw you up.

The world makes gold, highest quality Gold comes from Russian Soil

I love Switzerland-super intelligent people. Switzerland thrives despite not having access to the sea and not having natural resources. That is super difficult.

What many people here don' t seem to know and understand : Switzerland has been fighting wars for hundreds of years, and they got tired of it ! Because, as you all know, in a war, nobody wins, everybody looses. Switzerland was just smarter then all those countrys around it, it became neutral. So, don' t be jalous, become neutral instead, and prosperous like Switzerland. 😉

Sorry i didnt watch the video i just came to ask this: How does switzerland helps russia 'secretly' if even a random youtuber knows about it?😂😂😂

This is why Switzerland is neutral 😅

when you really think about it, their Neutrality policy/philosophy works specifically for their country and it won't work out for most other countries even if they try to do the same like OBF explained in a previous video, their natural barriers made an invasion almost impossible during world war 2, that and their economy and how rich they are and a lot of other things is a big part of why it worked, let's just say they had what it takes to be Neutral.

THE SWIS DIDNT "PROFIT" FROM THE WAR, OUR EXPORTS FELL BY SOME 80%, HOW IS THAT PROFITING? PEOPLE HAD TO PLANT POTATOES IN THEIR GARDENS AND IN PARKS, HOW IS THAT PROFITING?

I think Switzerland secretly helps everyone.

13:02 Egypt isnt supporting any conflict in Yemen and didnt support any side with weapons, Egypt only intervened militarily in the 1962 Civil war, not the recent one the Egyptian Goverment only supports the Yemeni Government politically not militarily

swisserland is a neutral free state they should be able to do business with anyone they want

Would you rather get involved and destroy yourself in a pointless WW2 or stay neutral and uphold peaceful relations by trading with both sides? You decide.

You forgot to mention the the allies bombed Switzerland over 80 times.

1:03 This specific Kandinsky? In 2002, there was an out-of-court settlement. Details from publication SWI (Swiss Info), "The deal - reached with the family of a prominent Russian artist - will enable the Ernst Beyeler Foundation to keep Kandinsky’s “Improvisation Nr. 10”, an oil painting confiscated by Nazi Germany in 1937." “This settlement means that the turbulent history of this painting has a happy ending.”

1. Should not be the UK more in the focus of this video? It seems to me it has been easily brushed over the fact that UK traded with Russia before the war, Switzerland has traded with UK, a trade Russia no longer profited from, not without the UK. 2. The currency symbol you've used is not existent in Switzerland. You've used the French Franc, which is completely independent (other than historic origins) from the Swiss Franc (CHF with the Symbol " .- ") 3. Russian Oligarchs had been living in Switzerland already way before 2014. The real question now is, how many more were accepted AFTER the attacks in 2014 and 2022? How many of them may live in Switzerland, but have frozen bank accounts as Russian adversaries had their accounts frozen too? 4. The questionable arms exports had been critizised in Switzerland heavily too and led to more defined restrictions concerning arms exports.

Switzerland really be the expression “True apathy is worse than death. It imitates its fairness but reeks of unequal consequence”

In Switzerland we say : Chuchichästli 😋

It's the same reason they still have my cousins teeth in their vaults

SO GOOD

Not everyone in this world is/has to be against Russia

Switzerland is neutral. They should not have any sanctions against Russia.

Neutrality means military neutrality, which also tends to imply moral neutrality i.e choosing not to judge other people and other countries. The risks of this approach are obvious, you become a pariah to at least one or more national alliances.

Swiss has not alway been a correct ethnic behaviour . But the UK and one country west the Atlantic, always had correct ethnic behaviour. ISN'T IT? RIDICULOUS!

Switzerland is its own country and can do whatever it wants.

"I could see the good side and the bad side." - Switzerland

Switzerland: always playing the game

Just in case you want to do an other video with swizerland involved the o in Canton is short not a long one like in cartoon.

At the same time, the EU still imports gas from Russia and pays for it in rubles.

Is that Switzerland that Gaddafi rescinded recognition of?

Slight correction on the auctions of the degenerate art; This was already done as early as 1939, for example at the Hotel National in Luzern. The proceeds of this auction (which was attended by people such as Guggenheim) went towards funding the invasion of Poland. Also, during the war itself Switzerland colluded with both parties, transporting and hospitalizing injured Nazi soldiers in for example the Kanton Hospitals of Bazel and Aarau, as well as informing the locations of Jewish people outside of Switzerland through their Swiss relatives. If you attempt to find concrete history on these topics, you will find a suspicious gap in most Swiss public archives of them between 1939 and 1946.

If i wasnt American, I'd want to be Swiss.

Don't you dare ruin the one perfect country in Europe. The Swiss can be very proud of themselves. Neutrality is Neutrality. Why do we get forced into conflicts which are the result of a globalization we never wanted. I'm German and I really would love to have the same democratic standards as Switzerland. They're right. Ukraine is most likely responsible for the blown-up of Nordstream 2, which would be normally treated as an act of war, so why do you think that any Swiss citizen should have any interest to participate in all of this? Why damaging your own economy for a f*** you? Better care for yourself and your close people and don't take part in any altercation. The Swiss are wise people.

Swizerland is one of the best managed country in the world.

It's always a good day when you upload!

Just because the US and EU countries disapprove of Russia’s action does not mean that every country has to do the same. No country banned the USA, when they invaded Iraq or destroyed Libya.

What did Switzerland do to hurt you. Goddamn.

Switzerland is called a unfriendly State by Russia and also earns critics from the west. Now leave us alone. 🇨🇭

Switzerland is neutral, thats the point of it all, we dont care what beef one country has with any other, we dont get our fingers in conflicts, in no conflict and against no country.

The whole point of being neutral, IS BEING NEUTRAL! It doesnt mean only dealing with one side or the other, its like being a doctor, a doctor will treat morality in person and osama bin laden. Thats what being neutral means.

maybe the soldiers would be more motivated if i build them a mach 40 assasine rifle ? cause its feels saver ai guess

Switzerland. The modern day financial jews. But no one bats an eyelid.

kicking people out of a country like Poland does bcs they are russian isnt neutral letting them in is neutral leave the swiss alone