One bad apple Meduza explains why the Kremlin is cracking down on Russia’s Yabloko party and its floundering campaign for peace

One bad apple Meduza explains why the Kremlin is cracking down on Russia’s Yabloko party and its floundering campaign for peace

Ahead of next year’s parliamentary elections, the Kremlin is cracking down on the liberal party Yabloko, which opposes the war in Ukraine. Just this month, authorities arrested one of its leaders, spread rumors about another, and placed a third under house arrest. At the same time, Yabloko’s approval rating only hovers around 3–4 percent, and the party doesn’t currently hold any seats in the parliament. Meduza special correspondent Andrey Pertse…