Russia–Switzerland relations are foreign relations between Russia and Switzerland. Switzerland opened a consulate in Saint Petersburg in 1816, upgrading it to a legation 90 years later. The two countries broke off diplomatic relations in 1923, when Russia was going through a period of revolutionary turmoil – and they were not resumed until ...

Feb 24, 2024 · Switzerland, a country which had long managed to side-step conflicts, has not been left unruffled by the war in Ukraine. Two years after the Russian attack, how has the Alpine nation been...

Feb 17, 2023 · Switzerland's relations with Russia are currently being put to the test against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. The Federal Council has unequivocally condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine and has joined the EU in implementing sanctions.

Jan 27, 2025 · Data shows that there has been a spike in Russian propaganda in Switzerland and about Switzerland since the Russian invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago. Russia has formally condemned...

Aug 11, 2022 · Russia said on Thursday it had turned down a Swiss offer to represent Ukrainian interests in Russia and Moscow's interests in Ukraine because it no longer considers Switzerland a...

Mar 1, 2024 · Switzerland has imposed further sanctions against Russia in response to the ongoing military aggression against Ukraine. The Alpine nation has placed a further 106 individuals and 88 companies...

Feb 28, 2022 · Switzerland broke with its longstanding tradition of political neutrality on Monday, announcing that it intended to match EU sanctions on Russia — including those directed personally against...

Sep 1, 2023 · Switzerland’s populace and federal government are taking a fresh look at the country’s law of neutrality in light of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Government polling shows a majority of the Swiss public back stronger ties with NATO, raising the question: how far will Switzerland move away from its historically neutral status?

Switzerland reaffirms its solidarity with Ukraine and its people; it will be delivering relief supplies for people who have fled to Poland. At its extraordinary meeting on 28 February, the Federal Council took the decision to adopt the EU sanctions against Russia and …

On 29 March and 20 April 2023, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following those recently adopted by the EU as part of a tenth sanction package. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for export to Russia, while Russian bitumen and related materials, synthetic rubber and carbon are subject to an import ban.