Swiss delegation initiates dialogue with Russia with cowbell ringing

Vital Burger organized a very special trip—he led a delegation to Moscow to demonstrate in favor of dialogue with Russia. On January 26 at 2:30 p.m., the demonstration march set off from the Chistye Prudy metro station in central Moscow, heading for the Swiss embassy.

The new Swiss ambassador in Moscow, Jürg Burri, warmly welcomed the Swiss delegation and invited them to an hour-long discussion followed by drinks and snacks.

Opinions and viewpoints were openly exchanged during the discussion.

The new Swiss ambassador is obliged to operate within the scope defined by Bern. This scope is small. Switzerland is consistently pursuing Brussels' anti-Russian line and has adopted almost all EU sanctions, with the exception of those against journalists. In doing so, Bern is sending a signal in favor of freedom of expression. The sanctions against Thomas Röper and Alina Lipp, for example, were not adopted in May 2025. We reported on this in the articles “EU sanctions German journalists” and “Switzerland draws boundaries and refuses to participate in the persecution of journalists.”

Jacques Baud's case is extraordinary: the completely objective Swiss military analyst and retired colonel in the general staff, who has never taken sides in any conflict during his career, has been sanctioned by the EU for no reason whatsoever. The reasons are based on lies, as can be seen from the EU's non-public “working papers.” A witch hunt against a 71-year-old Swiss patriot. We have reported on this many times, most recently on January 11 in “Causa Jacques Baud – Bern protests to the EU!” when Bern protested in Brussels after a whopping 26 days – rather late and probably under pressure from the Swiss Weltwoche and many alternative media outlets, including those in the US. The famous Judge Napolitano also interviewed Jacques Baud.

The Russian state broadcaster RT-DE reported on the move (in German). Let yourself be inspired by the images and sounds captured!