Switzerland could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if it were requested and the government agreed, Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli said in an interview published on Sunday.

Switzerland is contemplating the deployment of 200 soldiers to Ukraine if a ceasefire with Russia is achieved, according to Thomas Suessli, the head of the Swiss army. In an interview with the newspaper "Blick,

Swiss armed forces chief Thomas Suessli says his country could contribute troops to a future peacekeeping mission in Ukraine if requested and if the government agreed. Suessli made this statement on Sunday,