Swiss defence minister condemns Russian disinformation

Swiss defence minister Martin Pfister has denounced an increasing stream of disinformation from Russia. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Pfister interprets this as an attempt to influence Swiss politics and to unsettle the population. The fact that Russia wants to influence the West with hybrid conflict management is nothing new - nor is the fact that Switzerland is increasingly affected by this. But rarely has a government minister condemned Russian "conspiracy narratives", as Pfister called them, so clearly. + The Russia affair and the Swiss secret service "Russia in particular has been increasingly attacking Switzerland with influence operations since 2022," he said during a speech at a Swiss media industry event. Russia primarily spreads disinformation and propaganda in Switzerland, claiming, among other things, that Switzerland is no longer neutral, no longer democratic and no longer safe. Pfister gave a concrete example at the publishers' meeting.