Russia is openly campaigning for a yes vote on the upcoming neutrality referendum.
In a Telegram post, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has urged Swiss voters to approve the initiative when it comes to the ballot on 27 September.
The reason is straightforward — the initiative would bar Bern from imposing sanctions on other nations, including those against Russia.
For voters, an unusually direct intervention from Moscow now sits in the background of a referendum that could reshape the country's foreign-policy toolkit.
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