Russia bans newspaper The Moscow Times

The newspaper has been termed ‘undesirable’. Pic/Twitter

The Russian prosecutor general's office has declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia's expatriate community, as an "undesirable organisation".

The designation comes amid a crackdown on critical news media and the opposition. It means the newspaper must stop any work in Russia and it subjects any Russian who cooperates with the paper to up to five years in prison.

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