Russia gets involved with upcoming neutrality vote

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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