In his demented and genocidal bombing of Ukraine's civilians, Putin has now blocked the Russian people from voting against his delusional "Novorossiya" war against Ukraine.
As reported by Jon Shelton of DW (Deutche Welle),
"The Supreme Court of Russia on Monday ruled in favour of the nationalist pro-Kremlin Rodina (Motherland) party and barred Yabloko (left: Yabloko leader Nikolai Rybakov) (Apple) — Russia's only anti-war party — from participating in September parliamentary elections.
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The court's decision means citizens opposed to Russia's four-and-a-half-year invasion of Ukraine — or "special military operation" as it has been legally deemed under penalty of imprisonment — have no opportunity to vote for representatives willing to articulate that opposition." (DW [Phillippines] on MSN: 10 August 2026) (my emphasis)
And against this backdrop of barring Yabloko, the only anti-war political party in Russia, from the upcoming elections in Russia, Tim Zadorozhnyy (left) reported (on Friday 7 August 2026) that,
"A majority of the U.S. Senate backed sweeping Russia sanctions legislation on Aug. 7 that would impose tariffs on countries purchasing Russian oil and gas, aiming to cut off a key source of funding for Moscow's war against Ukraine.
… the revised legislation would impose tariffs of up to 100% on the world's five largest buyers of Russian energy." (Kyiv Independent on Yahoo News: 7 August 2026) (my emphasis)
The banning of the Yabloko anti-war political party, comes close on the heels of the new sanctions imposed against Putin's oil exports.
These sanctions, that immediately effects India and China, also comes against the backdrop of Ukraine's continuing successes in destroying Putin's oil refineries and Wildberries, the Amazon of Russia.
As reported by Rebecca Robinson (left),
"A drone attack described as "massive" has been launched deep inside Russia early on Monday, regional Russian authorities said. They accused Ukraine of launching the deadly strike on the TANECO oil refinery, owned by Russian oil company Tatneft, in the Tatarstan region, over 600 miles into the country." (Daily Express on MSN: 10 August 2026) (my emphasis)
As also reported by Kanal13,
"Ukrainian drones are attacking the Russian market places facilities in an attempt to deal a further blow to the Russian economy" (Kanal13: 10 August 2026; YouTube) (my emphasis)
And now, as reported by Anna Danylchuk (left),
"According to the Central Bank [of Russia], Russians exchange their roubles into Dollars, Euros, and other foreign currencies like crazy, proving that nobody trusts in Roubles ... proving that nobody believes in the Russian victory and people are trying to save their money." (Anna From Ukraine : 10 August 2026 : YouTube) (my emphasis)
For Putin there are no more straws that he can now clutch at to stave off his impeding fall from power.
The Kremlin vultures, his 'siloviki', are no longer simply circling around Putin.
They are now ready to devour him.
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