The outlet is among the foreign-funded NGOs working to discredit the government, prosecutors have claimed
The Moscow Times, a Dutch-based news outlet that originated as a newspaper for English-speakers in the Russian capital, has been designated ‘undesirable’ in Russia.
The decision was announced on Wednesday by the office of the Russian prosecutor general, who has the authority to blacklist foreign NGOs. ‘Undesirable’ organizations are banned from conducting most operations in the country, including publishing news.
According to a statement, the news outlet works to “discredit the decisions of the leadership of the Russian Federation domestically and internationally.” Access to the Moscow Times website has already been restricted in Russia “due to systematic publication of articles that included false information of public interest,” including regarding the Ukraine conflict.
The Moscow Times was founded by Dutch media magnate Derk…