Defence minister criticises "unreliable" US
Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer has described the United States as an "unreliable negotiating partner" in the diplomatic spat over tax evasion.
Maurer told a Sunday newspaper that Switzerland must insist on the law and not buckle – "better to lose with dignity than make concessions with the powerful", he said. ...»
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