The editorial office of Yarnovosti announced that it was suspending the site «until all circumstances are clarified» due to the inclusion of the publication in the register of «foreign agents». The Telegram channel of the same name will continue its work, as it is not related to the legal entity of the publication.
The Ministry of Justice entered Yarnovi in the register of «foreign agents» on June 2. Employees of the publication is still unknown what caused this decision of the department. “Over the entire period of our existence, we have not received a penny of foreign funding. This has always been our principled position,” the editorial office added.
The Yarnovosti publication says that in the near future, journalists plan to send a request to the Ministry of Justice, and after receiving a response, they will sort out the situation together with lawyers.< /p>