俄罗斯最高法院于8月10日裁定，撤销反战党派Yabloko参加9月国家杜马选举的注册资格[1]。法官Vyacheslav Kirillov宣布了该决定，理由是Yabloko接收了来自西方的未申报财政支持[1]。这一裁决支持了亲克里姆林宫的民族主义政党Rodina的请求[1]。
Yabloko是俄罗斯目前唯一公开反对乌克兰战争的政党[1]。该党领导人Nikolay Rybakov表示将对判决进行上诉，并指出"排除Yabloko意味着拒绝与提出对当局不适的问题的人进行对话"[1]。这一禁令意味着反对战争的俄罗斯公民将无法投票支持表达反战立场的代表[1]。
根据Levada Center民调数据，俄罗斯对乌克兰战争的支持率约为66%，为自2022年2月24日开战以来的最低水平[1]。Yabloko目前民调约3%，低于进入议会所需的5%门槛，且自2003年以来未在联邦国家杜马赢得过任何席位[1]。流亡反对派人士Yulia Navalnaya等支持Yabloko[1]。
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on August 10 to strip the opposition party Yabloko of its registration for the September parliamentary elections, effectively barring the country's only prominent anti-war political force from competing [1]. Judge Vyacheslav Kirillov announced the decision to invalidate Yabloko's candidacy for the ninth convocation of the State Duma, citing undisclosed financial support received from Western sources [1]. The ruling was made in favor of the pro-Kremlin nationalist party Rodina [1].
The ban prevents Russian citizens opposed to the war in Ukraine from casting votes for representatives openly critical of the conflict. Yabloko party leader Nikolay Rybakov responded to the decision by stating that "the exclusion of Yabloko means a refusal to engage in dialogue with people who raise uncomfortable questions for the authorities" [1], and indicated the party would appeal the court's ruling [1]. Recent polling showed the party at approximately 3 percent support, falling short of the 5 percent threshold required for parliamentary representation [1], and it has won no seats in the Federal State Duma since 2003 [1].
According to the Levada Center, public support for the Ukraine war has declined to around 66 percent, marking its lowest point since the conflict began on February 24, 2022 [1]. The ban has drawn criticism from exiled opposition figures, including Yulia Navalnaya, who have expressed support for Yabloko [1].