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. Read more »

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 the Russian United Democratic Party YABLOKO believes that it is necessary to revisit these events, the underlying nature of the events, and the lessons learned, and to express our views and assessment. Read more »

Press release, 19.03.2014

YABLOKO leader Sergei Mitrokhin sent an appeal to Kalmyk’s Minister of Internal Affairs Andrei Mishagin and Kalmyk’s Prosecutor Alexei Samsonov with the demand to make enquiry on the unlawful retrieval of The Modern Kalmyk oppositional newspaper and the invasion to Chair of the Kalmyk branch of YABLOKO Batyr Boromangayev’s flat. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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 territorial issues. Read more »

“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 is absolutely unacceptable to even raise the idea of using Russian troops in Ukraine. This is the position held by Yabloko. Read more »

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. Read more »

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. Read more »

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.

Sergei Mitrokhin heading the column

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Press Release, 17.03.2013

On March 16 the Regional Council of the Moscow region branch of YABLOKO nominated candidates for early municipal elections which will take place on April 27. Petr Zhukov was nominated as candidate for the head of the Naro-Fominsky minicipal district, Natalya Antonova was nominated for the head of the Zvenigorod city district. Read more »

Press Release, 12.03.2014
A concert in support of Evgeny Vitishko took place in Sochi. His friends and colleagues gathered in an informal setting.The event took place despite the pressure on behalf of the authorities, said the organisers. Read more »

Press Release, 13.03.2014
The information that YABLOKO’s activists participate in courses to prepare provocateurs to wreck the Crimea’s referendum in Warsaw which appeared in a number of news agencies isn’t true. YABLOKO’s members participate in a training for press secretaries of political parties conducted by the International Republican Institute (IRI). The situation in Ukraine and in particular in the Crimea is not being discussed. Read more »

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 weakening of the power of the oligarchs, their groups and families on the political situation in Ukraine, as permitted by norms and traditions of international relations. Read more »

Press Release, 07.03.2014

Committee Against Xenophobia showed a film “Haytarma” about the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in Stalin’s time in YABLOKO’s office on March 7.

Galina Mikhaleva

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Vysota, 09.03.2014

Chair of the Volgograd branch of YABLOKO Galina Boldyreva hit the top 10 as the bravest woman politician. On the International Women’s Day the journalists of a news agency remembered the women who distinguished themselves by unusual actions. Not only well-known politicians of Volgograd but ordinary women also entered the list.
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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. Read more »

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 families and groups on the political situation in Ukraine, as permitted by norms and traditions of international relations. Read more »

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 of them are identical in nature – common processes that know no borders. Instead of seeking at the very least to interpret these problems, the Russian media sphere has succumbed to hysteria. The excitable, smooth-talking propaganda merchants have been gloating as they try to convince their Russian audiences and readers that all the developments in Kyiv, Lviv and other cities are a Western conspiracy and represent a geopolitical “tug of war” with Russia. They have also done their utmost to spread fear so that such behaviour doesn’t become a habit. Read more »

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 men and women, but also for a peaceful solution of the conflict in Ukraine. Read more »