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The President of the Confederation, Ignazio Cassis, who also holds the position of Foreign Minister in the Swiss collegiate government, has decided, contrary to the rest of the anti-Putin front with which Bern is now in full harmony, that Russian diplomats in the Confederation they will not be expelled. To avoid a similar reprisal by Moscow. Cassis, aware of his country’s long tradition of mediation, wants to avoid cutting all ties with Russia, in the event that Switzerland can, in the future, play a negotiating role between the Kremlin, Ukraine and its allies.