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Russian anti-war opposition had a 5-day run
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The Kyiv Independent
The liberal Yabloko party had been approved to take part in the vote and was assigned a spot on the ballot five days prior.
Maxim Kruglov, Russian opposition politician and deputy chair of the liberal Yabloko political party, charged with spreading "fake information" on the Russian army, attends his verdict announcement at a court in Moscow on June 24, 2026.
"In general, there have always been some liberal opposition party that's been presented to voters and used as a safety valve," Szakonyi says.
Yabloko's anti-war position differentiates it from the main field and attracts anyone who may be dissatisfied with the status quo, he says.
(Alexander Kazakov / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)"Yabloko has this unique position inside the Russian political system, this anti-war position," says Turchenko.