PARIS — Switzerland has been a military neutral country since the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1815. In truth, it has in effect been neutral since 1515, taking to heart a saying attributed to the confederation’s patron saint, Nicholas of Flüe: “don’t get involved in other people’s affairs.”

But arguments about exactly what this neutrality entails and whether it can be interpreted as “failure to provide assistance” have erupted over the past few days in both Switzerland and Germany after Berne, for the second time since June, last week refused a request by Germany’s Defense Minister Christine Malbrecht for a license to re-export Swiss munitions to Ukraine.

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