Russia Bans Last Remaining Anti-War Party Yabloko From Elections

Russia has barred Yabloko, the country's last remaining anti-war political party, from participating in upcoming elections. The party, whose name means 'apple' in Russian, had already been struggling politically before the ban. A poll conducted earlier this year placed Yabloko's support at just three percent, below the five-percent threshold required to win seats in Russia's lower house of parliament. The move effectively eliminates any formal electoral opposition to the ongoing war within Russia's political system.