EU Sanctions 10 Russians Over Yabloko Election Exclusion
The European Union imposed sanctions against Supreme Court judges who did not allow the 'Yabloko' party to participate in elections. The EU has placed 10 individuals on a blacklist due to the party's exclusion from the State Duma elections.
Consensus
- The European Union imposed sanctions on 10 individuals from Russia.
- The sanctions were in response to the exclusion of the 'Yabloko' party from the State Duma elections.
- Three judges from the Russian Supreme Court were included in the sanctions list.
- A prosecutor from the General Prosecutor's Office of Russia was sanctioned.
- The sanctions include freezing assets and prohibiting financial transactions with EU citizens and companies.
- The decision to exclude 'Yabloko' was based on a lawsuit filed by the party 'Rodina' alleging violations of intellectual property law and foreign funding.
- The Supreme Court of Russia removed 'Yabloko' from the election list on August 10, 2026.
- The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by 'Yabloko' on August 17, 2026.
- The sanctions are part of a broader EU mechanism targeting human rights violations.
- The total number of sanctioned individuals under this mechanism is now 108, with 7 organizations also sanctioned.
Points of divergence
- The sanctioned individuals include Sergey Sakharov from the Central Election Commission. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The EU stated the sanctions were due to 'support for repression against democratic opposition and serious undermining of democracy and rule of law in Russia.' — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The sanctioned judge is Viktoriya Mlyamova from the Pskov City Court, and the prosecutor is Anna Goryacheva, who requested 12 years for Lev Shlosberg. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The judges involved in the cases against Maxim Krukov and Nikolai Rybakov are Elina Babayants and Yevgeny Khvorov. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- The sanctioned individuals include Viktoriya Mlyamova, who sentenced Lev Shlosberg to 11 years and 1 month, and the prosecutor who requested that sentence. — vedomosti
- The 'Yabloko' party claims the foreign funding allegations relate to seven donations totaling 16,900 rubles from Russian citizens earning abroad. — vedomosti
Coverage (8 sources)
- European Union added three judges of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation to sanctions lists who participated in the removal from elections to the State Duma of p... — Радио Свобода
- European Union imposed sanctions against judges and prosecutors who removed 'Apple' from the elections. Also, a children's camp in North Korea fell into the sanctions list — Meduza
- EU imposed sanctions on 10 judges and prosecutors for blocking 'Yabloko' from elections — Коммерсантъ
- EU imposed sanctions due to the denial of 'Yabloko's' access to elections — Ведомости
- European Union imposed sanctions against Supreme Court judges who did not allow 'Yabloko' to run in elections — The Moscow Times
- EU imposed sanctions against judges who blocked "Yabloko" from participating in elections — Вести
- European Union imposes sanctions against judges who excluded 'Yabloko' from elections — SOTAvision
- EU Council imposed sanctions on 10 Russians for preventing "Yabloko" from participating in elections — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Apple
- Russia
- Supreme Court
- European Union
- State Duma
- EU
- Vyacheslav Kirillov
- General Procuracy
- State Duma
- EU Council
- Igor Zinchenko
- Denis Tyutin
- Moscow
- General Procuracy
- European Union
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