Press Secretary for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov refused 'Yabloko'…

Press Secretary for the Kremlin Dmitry Peskov refused 'Yabloko' party status, stating he would not call 'Yabloko' a party.

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Dmitry Peskov stated that he does not consider 'Yabloko' to be a party.
Peskov's comment was made in response to a Washington Post article about pressure on political forces opposing the war in Ukraine.
'Yabloko' is registered as a political party by the Ministry of Justice since 1993.
The Central Election Commission confirmed Yabloko's federal list of candidates for the State Duma elections in early July 2026.
More than ten members of 'Yabloko,' including its chairman Nikolai Rybakov, have been administratively punished under a law on displaying extremist symbols.
Administrative punishment for displaying extremist symbols disqualifies individuals from participating in elections for one year after the court decision becomes legally binding.

'Yabloko' received registration refusals in several regions for regional legislative assembly candidate lists, and four members of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation were barred from running in elections. — tg_sotavisionmedia
Lev Shlosberg has been held in pre-trial detention since December 2025, with daily hearings starting on July 15, 2026; Maxim Krukov was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment on June 24. — tg_sotavisionmedia
'Yabloko' received registration refusals for candidate lists in three regions for regional legislative assemblies. — tg_agentstvonews