Russia’s Supreme Court could kick anti-war party Yabloko off the ballot over alleged copyright violations. The disputed materials include ChatGPT-generated images and photos from 1945.

On August 10, Russia’s Supreme Court is hearing a lawsuit filed by the Rodina party, which is seeking to remove the Yabloko party from the State Duma election ballot. Yabloko is the only party on the ballot that supports an immediate truce with Ukraine. Among Rodina’s complaints are violations of campaigning rules and

While the liberal Yabloko party is unlikely to win any seats in elections next month, they nonetheless relish the opportunity to push their anti-war message on a national scale.

Sensing frustration among many Russians towards the Ukraine war, Russia’s liberal Yabloko party is hoping to use parliamentary elections this September to raise its profile, casting itself as the only opposition group in favour of a ceasefire. Elections in Russia are tightly controlled – every parliamentary vote since

The Yabloko party is casting itself as the only opposition group in favour of a ceasefire with Ukraine.

Rodina leader Alexei Zhuravlyov accused Yabloko members of being traitors “who work for the West” and claimed his party had uncovered financial violations by Yabloko.