Aug. 10, 2026

Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov attends a Russian Supreme Court hearing on Aug. 10, 2026.

REUTERS / Yulia Morozova

Russia’s Supreme Court on Monday canceled the registration of the liberal Yabloko party’s federal slate of candidates for next month’s State Duma elections.

In a high-stakes hearing, the court granted a lawsuit filed by the small nationalist party Rodina, which accused Yabloko of receiving foreign funding, violating copyright law and promoting “extremism.”