# Meduza: Kremlin-linked sources say Putin’s team registered an antiwar party as an experiment, then shut it down when polls came back

https://mins.news/en/item/20690

- Meduza, 2026-08-12 22:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/13/meduza-s-sources-close-to-the-kremlin-say-putin-s-team-registered-an-antiwar-party-as-an-experiment-and-shut-it-down-banning-yabloko-from-the-ballot-when-the-polling-came-back

> Sources described as close to the Kremlin told Meduza that Putin’s team allegedly registered Yabloko as an antiwar party on an experimental basis. Russia’s Central Election Commission approved Yabloko for State Duma elections on July 29. On August 7, Rodina asked the Supreme Court to overturn that decision, alleging repeated copyright violations in Yabloko’s campaign materials and website, as well as concealed “foreign funding.” Rodina also said the party’s slogan, “For Peace and Freedom!,” showed “signs of extremism.”

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