俄罗斯最高法院于8月12日裁定支持针对反对党雅博卡党的诉讼，禁止其参加9月18-20日的议会选举[1]。亲克里姆林宫的罗迪纳党对雅博卡党提起诉讼，指控其侵犯版权、从事极端主义活动和接收非法境外资金[1]。主审法官维亚切斯拉夫·基里洛夫此前曾在4月禁止了俄罗斯人权组织纪念碑[1]。
该裁定引发强烈反应。至少500名支持者在最高法院外集会抗议，他们分发苹果并唱歌表达不满[1]。雅博卡党领导人尼古拉·雷巴科夫随后在Telegram上表示将提出上诉，并声称该党未违反俄罗斯法律[1]。党的创始人之一格里高利·亚夫林斯基认为，权力之所以采取此举是因为担忧雅博卡党的和平纲领[1]。纳瓦利内之妻尤利娅·纳瓦利内表示，克里姆林宫原本计划允许雅博卡党参选，但后来"害怕"了[1]。
俄罗斯民调基金会的数据显示，7月末有57%的受调查者表示担忧，这是自2022年秋季军事动员以来的最高水平[1]。
Russia's Supreme Court ruled on August 12 to uphold a lawsuit against the opposition Yabloko party, prohibiting it from participating in parliamentary elections scheduled for September 18-20 [1]. The pro-Kremlin Rodina party brought the case against Yabloko, accusing the opposition group of copyright infringement, extremist activities, and accepting illegal foreign funding [1].
The court decision prompted protests outside the Supreme Court, where at least 500 supporters of Yabloko gathered in solidarity [1]. Demonstrators distributed apples and sang in demonstration of their support [1]. Yabloko's leadership indicated it would appeal the ruling, with party leader Nikolai Rybakov stating on Telegram that the party had not violated Russian law [1]. Gregory Yavlinsky, one of the party's founders, characterized the ban as evidence that authorities feared the party's peaceful platform [1].
The case was presided over by judge Vyacheslav Kirillov, who previously ordered the shutdown of the human rights organization Memorial in April 2026 [1]. Yulia Navalnaya, widow of imprisoned opposition figure Alexei Navalny, claimed that the Kremlin had initially planned to permit Yabloko's participation but subsequently changed course out of fear [1]. According to polling data from the Russian Public Opinion Foundation, 57 percent of respondents expressed anxiety by late July, marking the highest level of concern since the military mobilization campaign in autumn 2022 [1].