Does Switzerland Want To Join NATO?

A majority of Swiss people now favour forging closer ties with NATO as support for the country's 500-year-old neutrality falls for the first time in two decades  

Daily Mail: Could SWITZERLAND end long-term neutrality and join NATO? Study shows unprecedented number of Swiss want to 'move closer to the alliance' since Ukraine invasion 

* Majority of Swiss now favour closer relations with NATO, new poll has shown 

* Record numbers also want increase in defence spending & 'fully equipped' army 

* Comes after Russia's attack on Ukraine cause radical rethink of Europe's security 

* Finland and Sweden have already broken with neutrality to join NATO alliance 

A majority of Swiss people now favour 'drawing closer' to NATO in one of the clearest signs yet of the seismic impact that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has had on Europe. 

Switzerland has effectively been neutral for more than 500 years, but a new poll shows citizens increasingly believe that is not the best way to protect their country. 

Record-high numbers of Swiss now say the government should increase defence spending, maintain a fully-equipped army, and build tighter relations with NATO.  

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WNU Editor: It should be noted that even though an unprecedented 52 per cent favour moving Switzerland closer to the Western alliance, only 27 per cent actually want to join .... Majority Swiss doesn’t want NATO link (AFP).