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Russia's only anti-war party banned

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 104 words · By Video by Monte FRANCIS
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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that war in Ukraine, launched by Vladimir Putin more than four years ago. That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: war in Ukraine, launched by Vladimir Putin more than four years ago.

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Claim 1: “war in Ukraine, launched by Vladimir Putin more than four years ago”
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The claim states the war was launched 'more than four years ago'. However, the provided Wikipedia evidence explicitly states that Vladimir Putin announced the 'special military operation' (invasion of Ukraine) on February 24, 2022. As the current date in the evidence is August 2026, the war has been ongoing for approximately 4.5 years, but the claim's phrasing implies a timeline that contradicts the established start date of February 2022 if interpreted as 'more than four years' from a date prior to August 2026. More importantly, the evidence confirms the start date as Feb 2022; if the current date is Aug 2026, it has been 4 years and 6 months. However, looking at the specific phrasing 'launched... more than four years ago', this is technically true in Aug 2026. Wait, re-evaluating: Feb 2022 to Aug 2026 is 4.5 years. The claim is 'more than four years ago'. This is factually correct based on the provided timeline. I must correct the verdict to corroborated/verified.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "On conducting a special military operation" (Russian: О проведении специальной военной операции, romanized: O provedenii spetsialʹnoy voyennoy operatsii) was a televised broadcast by Russian presiden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_speech_on_invad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians is an essay by Russian president Vladimir Putin published on the Kremlin.ru website on 12 July 2021. The essay was published shortly after the end of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Historical_Unity_of_Rus…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Putin – khuylo!" or "Putin – khuilo!" is a slogan deriding Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, commonly translated as "Putin [is a] dickhead!" It originated in Ukraine in 2014, having grown from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putin_khuylo!
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Claim 2: “the country’s Supreme Court handed down the decision”
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The evidence from RTL Today and the Kyiv Independent specifically identifies the Supreme Court of Russia as the body that handed down the decision to bar the Yabloko party on August 10, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Judiciary of Russia interprets and applies the law of Russia. It is defined under the Constitution and law with a hierarchical structure with the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court at the apex…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judiciary_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation (Russian: Верховный суд Российской Федерации, romanized: Verkhovny sud Rossiyskoy Federatsii) is a court within the judiciary of Russia and the court of las…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_court
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Claim 3: “Russia’s only anti-war party has been barred from taking part in next month’s parliamentary elections”
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Multiple independent sources, including BBC News and several web search results, confirm that the Yabloko party, described as Russia's only anti-war party, has been barred from the upcoming September parliamentary elections.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's Supreme Court on August 10, 2026 barred the country's only anti-war party, Yabloko, from contesting September's parliamentary elections.
https://www.rte.ie/news/clarity/2026/0830/1589478-russia-ele…
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia bars only anti-war party 'Yabloko' from September parliamentary elections.Ahead of Russia’s State Duma Elections, the Supreme Court Barred Yabloko, the Only Party Opposed to the War, From Parti…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Yabloko party leader Nikolai Rybakov stands after a hearing on a lawsuit to bar the party from the upcoming parliamentary elections, at the Russia's Supreme Court in Moscow, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2026/Aug/10/russias-t…
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