Neutral no more? Switzerland cozies up to NATO as Russia bombs Ukraine … Maybe the Swiss will have better luck than Finland or Sweden, as Turkey’s Erdogan is having none of it … As for Putin, he’s not too worried, as long as they don’t boost their military.
In a sign of Russia's urgent need to bolster its war effort in Ukraine, parliament said on Friday it would consider a bill to allow Russians over 40 and foreigners over 30 to sign up for the military.
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