“Die Presse”, Print-Ausgabe, 22.03.2014 Die Presse: Am Dienstag annektierte Russland die Krim. Es war ein Feiertag für viele Russen, auch für Sie? Sergej Mitrochin: Das war keineswegs ein Feiertag. Ich habe darauf mit einer Erklärung unter dem Titel „Neoimperialistische Politik führt zur Katastrophe“ reagiert. Danach war in russischen Medien zu lesen, Jabloko sei ein Verräter […]

Press Release, photographs, 19.03.2014 YABLOKO’s discussion club conducted a meeting “Ukraine: what has happened and what can be expected?” on March 19. First Deputy Chair of the Moscow branch of YABLOKO Galina Mikhaleva, YABLOKO’s activists, experts and members of the Committee Against Xenophobia took part in the discussion. Different points of view were expressed but […]

Press release, 19.03.2014 The costs of raising salaries and pensions in Crimea, as well as infrastructure development against the background of devaluation of the rouble will significantly affect Russia’s economy, said Grigory Yavlinsky. However, the main problem is not the accession of Crimea is not the economics.

Decision of the Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO dated 14 March 2014 Against the background of the deepening global crisis in connection with the situation around Ukraine, when the Ukrainian circumstances and analysis of the events of the past few months have been relegated to the background, the Political Committee of […]

Announcement, 18.03.2014 YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin will participate in panel discussion on “Russia, Ukraine, Europe: Today and the Day after Tomorrow” conducted by the NEOS party, Austria, on March 21.

Statement by the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO, 19.03.2014 The fact that Vladimir Putin signed an international agreement on accedence of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol to the Russian Federation has determined Russia’s nearest perspective: international isolation and growth of totalitarian repressive tendencies in the policies of the ruling regime.

Decision by the Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO, 14 March, 2014 The Political Committee of the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO takes the stand for preservation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine, implementation of all the international obligations and observance of the rational approaches developed for the past decades as regards […]

“The position and actions of the powers-that-be in Russia in respect of Ukraine and in connection with developments there are a reckless political adventure” Novaya Gazeta, 16.03.2014 The positions and actions of the powers-that-be in Russia in respect of Ukraine and in connection with developments there are a reckless political adventure. We believe that it […]

Sergei Mitrokhin’s blog at the Ekho Moskvi web-site, 15.03.2014 In a frantic effort to keep its rapidly falling popularity, Vladimir Putin’s regime has been taking unprecedented steps fraught with enormous risks for Russia’s national security and international stability. Russia has been brought on the brink of war with the fraternal Ukrainian nation.

Statement by the Political Committee of the YABLOKO party, 03.14.2014 The position and actions of the Russian authorities towards Ukraine and in connection with the developments there represents a dangerous political gamble. We consider raising the issue of possible introduction of Russian troops on the territory of Ukraine be absolutely unacceptable.

Press release, 15.03.2014 The YABLOKO party has taken part in the Peace March held in the center of Moscow today. The party column was headed by party leader Sergei Mitrokhin and YABLOKO founder and Political Committee member Grigory Yavlinsky.

Statement by Grigory Yavlinsky on behalf of YABLOKO’s Political Committee, March 8, 2014 We, as a party and a public movement, using our expertise and possibilities of our international cooperation, will do everything in our power so that to restore the relations of friendship and cooperation between Russia and Ukraine. We will be responsibly facilitating […]

Grigory Yavlinsky’s Live Journal, 02/03/2014 The Decision adopted on the 1st of March by the Federation Council on the president’s request represents a gross political error entailing extremely dangerous consequences. The intentions to bring troops to Ukraine and start armed hostilities of any scale there are without doubt unacceptable and criminal.

Press Release, March 8, 2014 We, as a party and a public movement, using our expertise and possibilities of our international cooperation, will do everything in our power so that to restore the relations of friendship and cooperation between Russia and Ukraine. We will be responsibly facilitating weakening of the power of the oligarchs, their […]

Article by Grigory Yavlinsky, Vedomosti, 27 February 2014 The bloody confrontation in Ukraine resulting in the death of numerous people is a major tragedy, which also affects Russia. We share in the concern and pain over these developments. A significant number of problems that led to the current situation are also our shared problems. Some […]

Press Release, 08.03.2014 YABLOKO’s Gender faction and a number of public organisations conducted a rally for protection of women’s rights in Russia. This time the annual rally was held under the slogan “Women against war” in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The participants of the action came out not only for equal rights for […]

Press release , 07.03.2014 Today YABLOKO activists and human rights activists held a picket against military action in the Ukraine in the center of Moscow. The action was attended by Lev Ponomaryov, leader of the “For the Human Rights” movement, members of YABLOKO’s Political Committee Alexei Yablokov and Victor Sheinis and Galina Mikhaleva, Secretary of […]

Statement by YABLOKO Chairman, 02/03/2014 The YABLOKO party condemns the decisions of the President of Russia and the Federation Council unleashing a war with a fraternal nation. Such developments will lead Russia to a national catastrophe and put the world on the brink of a nuclear war. But even if Vladimir Putin has no intention […]

Statement by YABLOKO Chairman, 02/03/2014 The YABLOKO party is categorically against the steps undertaken by Russia’s leadership targeted at unleashing a war with Ukraine. A war between Russia and Ukraine in any form and of any scope is unacceptable and inadmissible. Such a war will be a crime of a historic scope. Neither disputes over […]

Press Release, 04.03.2014 The Novosibirsk branch of YABLOKO conducted a series of one-person pickets under the slogans “No to war”. YABLOKO’s activists Alexandra Nalobina, Ivan Sokolov, Valentina Burdilova, Kirill Maryin participated in the action.