Archive for 'Foreign policy'
Grigory Yavlinsky on the common perspective for Russia, Ukraine and Europe
Zhivoi Gvozd YouTube channel, 20.01.2026 Watch the video on YouTube switching into English subtitles It is only possible to seriously discuss an immediate ceasefire agreement if one can see a perspective for how Russia, Ukraine and Europe will continue to build their relationships. Russia can only be preserved if there is a vision of safe […]
Posted: January 21st, 2026 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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The Venezuelan Warning
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 6.01.2026 Photo: Nicolás Maduro with his wife, accompanied by US security service officers, making their way to court in New York, USA // Photo by XNY/Star Max/GC Images Why did the US attack Caracas and seize Maduro? The answer to this question is considerably simpler than the theories being published. The entire […]
Posted: January 12th, 2026 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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On the Challenges of the Time and Yabloko’s Position
Resolution of the Federal Council of Yabloko adopted on 6.12.2025, published on 26.12.2025 The social and political situation in our country and globally is highly complex and dangerous. The international order that has been in place throughout the 80 post-war years is becoming a thing of the past, leading to a large-scale institutional crisis.
Posted: December 26th, 2025 under Federal Council meetings, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations.
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On the danger of attempts to divide Russia and Europe with a new ‘Iron Curtain’
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 17 December 2025 Photo by Vladimir Trefilov, RIA Novosti The Russian authorities have declared the majority of European Union countries “unfriendly states”, employ offensive and aggressive rhetoric towards these countries and their leaders, accuse them of seeking to weaken and […]
Posted: December 17th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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On Preventing Nuclear Catastrophe
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 12 December 2025 The system of restraining nuclear arms race created in the 20th century is collapsing. Less than three months remain until the extended Russian-American Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) expires. The possibility of extending it again is […]
Posted: December 12th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Governance, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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On the Political Situation in Russia and the World and the Role of the Yabloko Party
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2 December 2025, published on 10 December 2025 The duration of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine will soon exceed the 1,418 days of the Great Patriotic War [the war fought by the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany from June 22, 1941 (German invasion) to May […]
Posted: December 10th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Без рубрики.
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On the Yabloko Party’s participation in elections to the State Duma of Russia in 2026
Decision of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko adopted on 2.12.2025, published on 8.12.2025 The Yabloko Party will participate in the 2026 elections. Today, conducting an election campaign for us is not only a legal requirement necessary for preserving the party and participating in future federal elections without collecting signatures. We consider it necessary to […]
Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Elections, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Political Committee Decisions, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026.
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Nikolai Rybakov: “They can take away our freedom, but no one will manage to take away our faith, our thoughts and our convictions”
Press Release, 6.12.2025 Photo: Nikolai Rybakov / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service Yabloko Party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov spoke at the Federal Council of Yabloko, where he reported on the state of affairs in the party and the main directions of work for 2025.
Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Elections, Federal Council meetings, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Judiciary, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Ukraine relations, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky at the Federal Council: Yabloko’s main goal is to put people back at the centre of politics
Press Release, 6.12.2025 Photo: Grigory Yavlinsky / Photo by the Yabloko Press Service At a meeting of the Yabloko Party Federal Council, Grigory Yavlinsky presented a report on the key challenges of our time and the party’s role in conditions of mounting international and domestic threats.
Posted: December 8th, 2025 under Federal Council meetings, Foreign policy, Governance, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Yabloko will take part in the 2026 elections under the slogans “For Peace and Freedom! For a Life Without Fear!”
Press Release, 3 December 2025 The Yabloko party will take part in the 2026 elections – to the State Duma and regional legislative assemblies, including those regional parliaments where Yabloko is currently represented (St Petersburg, Karelia, and the Pskov Region). This decision was taken at a meeting of the Federal Political Committee of Yabloko on […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Elections, Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Human Rights, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2026, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, State Duma Elections, State Duma Elections 2026, Yabloko's Regional Branches.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: On Political Therapy
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 2.12.2025 Any peace initiatives aimed at halting hostilities between Russia and Ukraine continue to provoke strange, hysterical reactions from all sides. For instance, the head of European diplomacy, Kaja Kallas, recently declared that “a very swift path to peace is not advantageous for Ukraine” – in other words, let people continue to […]
Posted: December 3rd, 2025 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov’s interview to Avvenire, Italy: “We are going back to Stalin’s times, but we want freedom!”
1.12.2025 Photo: screenshot of the page with the interview to Avvenire Yabloko Chairman Nikolai Rybakov gave an interview to the Italian newspaper Avvenire.
Posted: December 1st, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Judiciary, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: Europe has no plan for ending the war
Zhivoi Gvozd YouTube channel, 12.11.2025 Watch the video switching into English subtitles On one hand, constant talk about continuing military aid to Ukraine, but with understanding that their own citizens do not agree with rising taxes and categorically do not wish to personally participate in military action. On the other — justified fear of direct […]
Posted: November 14th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Governance, History, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Academician Arbatov: There is an urgent need to begin restoring the nuclear arms limitation system
Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 12.11.2025 The results of the recent meeting of the Russian Security Council, at which Vladimir Putin instructed the government to prepare proposals for the possible start of nuclear weapons testing in response to US President Donald Trump’s statements of 29 October about resuming nuclear tests, provoked wide resonance and many questions. Yuri Paniev, […]
Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Nikolai Rybakov, in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera: “Russians are tired of the conflict in Ukraine, but they’re afraid to talk about it.”
Corriere della Sera, 6.11.2025 Yabloko party Chairman Nikolai Rybakov, in an interview with the largest Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, spoke about Russians’ fatigue with military actions, the possibility of escalation, the return of Stalinism, and Yabloko’s possible participation in the State Duma elections.
Posted: November 13th, 2025 under Elections, Foreign policy, Human Rights, Overcoming Stalin's Legacy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Why didn’t Donald Trump receive the Nobel Peace Prize?
Nikolai Rybakov’s Telegram channel, 10.10.2025 Although Donald Trump has indeed participated in resolving a number of protracted conflicts, let us not forget that he has previously taken many actions directed against peace. Moreover, efforts in the name of peace should be dictated primarily by concern for people, not personal ambitions.
Posted: October 13th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Freedom of Speech, Governance, History, Human Rights, Без рубрики.
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There Is Only One Solution
Grigory Yavlinsky’s web-site, 30.09.2025 Heads of the member states of the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. 15-17 June 2025 // Wikimedia The hostilities between Russia and Ukraine continue against the backdrop of declarations on the need for a ceasefire that are at times sincere, but more frequently hypocritical. Fighting of such magnitude and duration was […]
Posted: September 30th, 2025 under Governance, History, Human Rights, Russia-China Relations, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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“Donald Trump’s public opinion changes endlessly.” Nikolai Rybakov on the US President’s position regarding the conflict in Ukraine
Nikolai Rybakov’s Telegram channel, 25.09.2025 Photo: Screenshot from broadcast of Donald Trump’s speech in the UN In just one day, Donald Trump launched scathing criticism of “green” energy, migration policy and the UN. However, his most telling statements were about the Ukrainian conflict, which, among other things, contradict his own administration’s official position.
Posted: September 26th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Human Rights, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, Без рубрики.
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Grigory Yavlinsky: There will be no conventional war between Russia and NATO
Zhivoi Gvozd Youtube channel, 23.09.2025 Watch the discussion switching into English soundtrack Once again about the necessity of concluding an immediate ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine. It is important for all participants in the conflict — both direct and indirect — to understand that in current conditions, its escalation, as is already happening, will […]
Posted: September 23rd, 2025 under Elections, Human Rights, Political Parties, Regional and Local Elections, Regional and Local Elections 2025, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations, YABLOKO Against the Parties of Power, Yabloko's Regional Branches, Без рубрики.
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“Tregua subito con l’Ucraina o rischio guerra nucleare”: parla l’ultimo leader dell’opposizione in Russia
29.08.2025 Da Mosca, in un’intervista esclusiva con Fanpage.it, Grigory Yavlinsky avverte: “I leader europei devono convincere Trump a perseguire un cessate il fuoco immediato in Ucraina, per scongiurare Armageddon”. Il leader social-liberale accusa le fallimentari riforme degli anni ’90: “La Russia di oggi e quel che accade in Ucraina ne sono il prodotto, anche l’Occidente […]
Posted: August 29th, 2025 under Foreign policy, Russia-Eu relations, Russia-Ukraine relations, Russia-US Relations.
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