# Russia’s Supreme Court bars Yabloko, the only antiwar party, from elections

https://mins.news/en/item/20688

- Meduza, 2026-08-12 22:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/13/russia-s-supreme-court-disqualified-the-only-antiwar-party-over-copyright-campaign-financing-and-a-picture-from-chatgpt-without-ever-ruling-on-whether-calls-for-peace-are-extremism

> Russia’s Supreme Court barred Yabloko from the State Duma elections. The party was the only one in the race campaigning for peace with Ukraine. The case was brought by Rodina, which alleged copyright violations, incitement to extremism, and “gray-area” campaigning, among other election-law breaches. Because the ruling was not published, it remains unclear which claims the court accepted or rejected. Yabloko says it will appeal, while the court never ruled on whether calls for peace were extremist.

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