Officially, they reaffirmed the “solidity and depth” of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Switzerland. US Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Secretary of State Livia Leu spoke by phone on Tuesday. The conversation was actually a little about Credit Suisse, but a lot about the war in Ukraine and its aftermath. Washington clearly continues to exert strong pressure on Switzerland to change its attitude on the issue of funds of Russian oligarchs frozen in banks in Switzerland.
