# ‘The funds came from Russian citizens, not from abroad’: Yabloko lawyer challenges dossier used to block antiwar party from ballot

https://mins.news/en/item/18332

- Meduza, 2026-08-10 16:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/10/the-funds-came-from-russian-citizens-not-from-abroad-yabloko-s-lawyer-answers-a-classified-foreign-funding-dossier-used-to-try-to-knock-the-antiwar-party-off-the-ballot

> Russia’s Federal Financial Monitoring Service reportedly found that the Yabloko party had received money from abroad. A representative of the Central Election Commission presented that claim during a court hearing. The hearing concerns a lawsuit brought by the Rodina party to remove Yabloko from the State Duma election. Yabloko’s lawyer disputes the allegation, saying the funds came from Russian citizens rather than foreign sources.

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