Under Swiss law Email is communication which is subject to a VPN which is not classified as a communications medium and subject to different laws.

There is no way a legitimate company can insulate itself from legal compulsion. However a legitimate security company can do everything within the law to protect users. Proton does this and has been legally tested.

Your claim: they're just doing whatever the hell they want, whatever is "politically" expedient for them. Without any substance behind it.

Considering Switzerland's reputation as low-corruption country, i.e. having a government that follows the rules, I can imagine the VPN department will fight such a "request" as you say in their court of law, but hey, I bet your guts know it all.