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Russia's Supreme Court canceled Yabloko's federal slate for the State Duma elections after Rodina's lawsuit accusing the party of foreign funding, copyright violations and extremism, effectively removing the liberal party from the nationwide ballot; Yabloko said it will appeal and seek alternative paths to participate, while hundreds protested outside the court.
A Russian State Duma deputy accuses the government of concealing the scale of a fuel crisis that has knocked out about a third of the country’s refineries, warning senior ministers could lose their seats in September’s elections. She criticized silence from the agriculture minister and deputy prime minister, warned of bread shortages, and described gas stations in Vladimir and Moscow regions cordoned off with no gas as trucks queue and prices rise. The crisis has been worsened by Ukrainian drone strikes on refineries, though officials say the domestic market remains supplied overall, with regional fuel sale restrictions in place.