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Yabloko Leader Rybakov Fined 1,000 Rubles Over Antiwar Ballots

By Drooid · Oct 10, 2026, 3:34 AM UTC · How we work

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Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov was fined 1,000 rubles for writing anti-war slogans on ballots.
Rybakov and his lawyers asked the court to dismiss the case, calling ballot spoiling legal political expression.
He wrote four anti-war slogans on Sept. 20 ballots.
Rybakov said over 900,000 voters also spoiled ballots in protest.

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Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov was fined 1,000 rubles for writing anti-war slogans on ballots.
Rybakov and his lawyers asked the court to dismiss the case, calling ballot spoiling legal political expression.
He wrote four anti-war slogans on Sept. 20 ballots.
Rybakov said over 900,000 voters also spoiled ballots in protest.