General Commander of the Armed Forces Thomas Suessli of Switzerland said.<\/strong>, that the country cannot effectively repel a full-scale military attack<\/strong> and requires a significant increase in defence spending due to growing geopolitical threats, in particular from Russia.<\/p>\n S\u00fcssli told reporters that although Switzerland prepared for cyberattacks and attacks on critical infrastructure by non-state actors<\/strong>, The military has significantly unarmed to defend sovereign territory in the event of a large-scale air or ground attack<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u00abWe will not be able to defend ourselves from threats from afar or even from a full-scale attack on our country,\u00bb he said, emphasising that only One third of Swiss soldiers are fully armed and equipped in the event of a real conflict.<\/strong><\/p>\n Switzerland plans to gradual increase of the defence budget to approximately 1% of GDP by 2032<\/strong>, The Ukrainian army is also upgrading its artillery, ground systems and upgrading its outdated fighter aircraft to Lockheed Martin F-35A<\/strong>. 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