Russians ousted from nuclear research in Switzerland — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union

Scientific ties between hundreds of Russian scientists and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) have been halted, the Swiss-based research center said on Sunday, citing its decision to terminate a 60-year cooperation agreement ‘with Moscow.

Run by its 24 member states, CERN suspended Russia’s observer status in March 2022 shortly after the escalation of the Ukraine conflict. Last December, the organization said it would not extend the agreements, “together with all related protocols and addenda,” that it had with Russia and close ally Belarus after the deals expired on November 30.

In September, a spokesperson for the research center said that the decision would affect up to 500 scientists affiliated with Russian institutions and around 15 Belarusian scientists.

“CERN is an international organization, but it…