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A Swiss rescue of a Russian bank in 2022 allowed the lender to resume operations under new ownership, but the arrangement later ran into serious problems. A new investigation traces the decisions behind the short-lived effort to resolve the bank’s future.
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Business
Russia has placed the Russian operations of Geneva-headquartered Japan Tobacco International under compulsory administration, transferring its assets to a Russian company. JTI says it has four factories and more than 4,000 employees in the country.
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Ukraine
Ukraine’s military intelligence service says it has identified components made by 11 Swiss companies in Russian drones and missiles used against Ukraine. A Ukrainian sanctions adviser says 95% of the weapons contain mass-market industrial parts, many believed to reach Russia through intermediaries in China.
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Switzerland
Nestlé reported organic growth of 4% in the third quarter and said it will remove its Russian business from its consolidated accounts after Russian authorities took over its operations. The company expects the change to have a limited impact on its adjusted operating result for 2026.
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Ukraine
Switzerland has condemned a Russian strike on civilian buses near Kramatorsk that reportedly killed at least 30 people.
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WHO
The WHO is seeking further information from Russia about deaths reportedly linked to a pneumonia incident at a plague-control institute in Irkutsk. The organisation says it cannot yet complete a risk assessment and has received no response to its latest request for details.
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Nestlé
Nestlé says it continues to operate in Russia despite Moscow placing its local shares under court-ordered administration, leaving the Swiss group formally in ownership but temporarily without control.
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Russia
Switzerland has condemned Russia’s increasingly systematic repression of dissidents and civil society members abroad. A report presented to the UN Human Rights Council documents hundreds of cases, including prosecutions and convictions in absentia.
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Intelligence
Investigations into alleged data transfers, deletions and links to the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have led Switzerland’s defence ministry to conclude that most recommended safeguards at the Federal Intelligence Service have been implemented.
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Nestlé
Russia has placed two Nestlé subsidiaries under the management of a Russian company, restricting the Swiss food giant’s control while leaving ownership formally unchanged. Report on the move, Nestlé’s exposure to Russia and the wider risks for Swiss companies operating there.
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security
Switzerland’s military leadership says the country faces growing hybrid and military risks from Russia, including potential threats to critical infrastructure.
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Switzerland
The Kremlin has reportedly sought to influence Switzerland’s campaign over a neutrality initiative that voters will decide on September 27. The proposal would introduce constitutional limits on sanctions against states involved in armed conflicts, putting foreign interference and Switzerland’s security policy in the spotlight.
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neutrality
Reports that Russia is attempting to influence Switzerland’s September 27 neutrality vote raise questions about foreign interference in direct democracy.
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Switzerland
Swiss voters will decide on September 27 whether to constitutionalise a stricter interpretation of neutrality, including limits on sanctions. The campaign is attracting reported Russian influence efforts and raises questions about Switzerland’s foreign-policy autonomy.
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Foreign Policy
The Swiss government has adopted a new package of sanctions against Russia, aligning with the European Union's 20th package. The measures include new service bans related to Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the activation of an anti-circumvention tool.
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Business
The Swiss food giant faces a potential state takeover of five Russian subsidiaries after a local logistics firm petitioned President Vladimir Putin. The move, which could precede a change of ownership, highlights the escalating risks for Swiss companies still operating in Russia.
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Business
Swiss food giant Nestlé faces the potential loss of control over five Russian subsidiaries after a local logistics firm petitioned President Putin for their "temporary state administration." The move, citing a lack of expansion by Nestlé, has sent ripples through the Swiss market and highlighted the escalating risks for foreign companies in Russia.
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International Relations
Switzerland has officially joined an international coalition focused on the return of thousands of Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia. This article examines Switzerland's diplomatic role and the challenges faced by the international effort to reunite families affected by the war.
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Justice
Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court has denied an appeal from a Russian oligarch seeking to have his assets unfrozen. The court upheld the view that he is an influential businessman in an industry generating substantial revenue for the Russian state, justifying the sanctions imposed after the war in Ukraine.
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Energy
A new Greenpeace report asserts that Swiss nuclear plants remain heavily dependent on Russian-processed uranium, arguing that shifting mining locations to Kazakhstan is insufficient to break ties with Russia's Rosatom.
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