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

Why Switzerland Helps Russia Hide Gold

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Video Producers:
Oliver Franke
Charles Street

Research & Writing:
Emanuele Martinelli, Oliver Franke

Edit & Animations:
Kai v. Vuuren, Oliver Franke

[NLTops]

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

[cantthinkofabettername]

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

[thelazyne]

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.

[alexeitheswiss]

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.

[seb_]

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.

[HRM.H]

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.

[mmaximk]

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.

[placeholder]

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.

[frozenblade]

What did Switzerland do to hurt you. Goddamn.

[ArAnXx]

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

[TheBenLemonade]

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.

[RomanVarl]

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 😆

[mangelo]

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

[itsnowjoke]

Switzerland is the nearest thing to a perfect country that I know, Switzerland was forced into neutrality at the Vienna congress in 1815 and it has served the country well even though it was initialy not their choice .

[duloli]

The Swiss flag is quadratic not rectangular

[iisig]

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.

[dgu]

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

[greifzahndeboss]

Sources would be a good thing for such a targeted attack

[marcosteiner]

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.

[Thecreatorshaq]

LIE DETECTED. You don't get citizenship by investment in Switzerland. You can get a lump sum tax residency and citizenship is relatively hard to get. For example it takes 3 years after marrying a swiss national before one can apply for citizenship.