A rally was held in Bern for the preservation of neutrality by Switzerland in relation to the Ukrainian crisis

This is reported by the local newspaper Berner Zeitung.

Between 2,000 and 3,000 people took part in the protests.

During the rally, a call was made "for the immediate end of sanctions against Russia and the return of Switzerland to 100 percent neutrality."

Earlier, the Council of Swiss States opposed the supply of Swiss weapons to Ukraine by third countries.