The establishment of peace with Ukraine in Russia has gained political "subjectivity."
06-08-2026 19:04 Politics
1in.am The leader of the "Just Russia" party, former State Duma speaker Sergey Mironov, has expressed dissatisfaction that "Yabloko" is opposing the "special military operation" and "promising to sign a shameful peace treaty for the country." Yabloko's president Nikolai Ryabkov countered that "the party stands for an exclusively peaceful future." On July 29, the Russian Central Election Commission registered the proportional list of the "Yabloko" party for the State Duma elections, but the candidacies of its leader Ryabkov and several other prominent figures were rejected. They were accused of "using extremist symbols."
Expert opinions have circulated that the authorities have "allowed Yabloko's participation in the State Duma elections to create an international impression that political liberalism is respected in Russia." Accordingly, it has been calculated that "the electorate is unequivocally patriotic, and Yabloko's crushing defeat will be further evidence that the war against Ukraine is indeed a 'patriotic' one."
The same sources have "information" that the Kremlin has "conducted closed public opinion polls and found that 12 percent of voters are ready to vote for Yabloko, while in border regions this figure is even higher." According to experts, "the issue in this case is not the party itself, nor its former leader Yavlinsky's pro-Western image; people are ready to vote for any figure who will advocate for establishing peace and returning life to its previous course."
On the issue of war, Moscow Mayor Sobyanin spoke almost openly the day before about discussions among the Russian elite. He criticized the country's approach of "shifting the economy to military rails and starting more active military operations," stating that this "will lead to the collapse of the economy, and without a strong economy, it is impossible to bring the 'special military operation' to a victorious conclusion."
Of course, it is not excluded that Sobyanin's "candor" is part of an election campaign. Especially since the next day, Russia's special envoy Miroshnik criticized Ukraine's Western partners and predicted "prolonged military operations," but the reality that the discourse of "establishing peace with Ukraine and returning life to its previous course" is gaining political "subjectivity" in Russia is quite telling. Unless, of course, the authorities resort to repressive measures and Yabloko is not recognized as a "foreign agent" by court ruling and remains in the competition.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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