VTimes management is discussing the closure of the publication - RBC

Created by natives of Vedomosti, the VTimes publication (according to the decision of the Russian Ministry of Justice, it is included in the register of media that act as a foreign agent) may close in the coming days, learned . RBC

The fact that such an option is being discussed was confirmed by several sources to RBC, including in the management of VTimes.

A year ago, VTimes was founded by former Vedomosti journalists who quit the newspaper after selling it to Ivan Eremin, owner of the FederalPress holding. The Bell told in detail how the change of owners of Vedomosti is connected with Rosneft and its leader Igor Sechin.

The founder of Vedomosti, Derk Sauer, became an adviser to the media project. The VTimes.io domain is registered to the non-profit organization Stichting 2 Oktober, which he created in the Netherlands. The publication itself claimed that it sees readers' donations as the main source of funding.

In mid-May, VTimes was recognized as a foreign agent following Meduza (also, by decision of the Ministry of Justice, it was included in the register of media outlets that act as a foreign agent). After being recognized as a foreign agent, Meduza experienced an exodus of advertisers and was forced to seek help directly from readers.