Swiss voters have overwhelmingly rejected proposals to impose a stricter interpretation of the country’s diplomatic neutrality, with more than 70% opposing measures that would have barred sanctions without United Nations approval and blocked closer ties with NATO. The initiative, backed by the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) and Moscow, sought to reverse what supporters called an erosion of Switzerland’s centuries-old non-alignment after Bern sanctioned Russia over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The federal government and other major parties opposed the measure. Analysts said the result showed voters continued to support neutrality while also accepting sanctions against Russia. Switzerland’s neutrality, recognized in 1815 and defined by the 1907 Hague Convention, includes restrictions on supplying weapons to countries at war; Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis said neutrality does not require indifference to violations of international rules.