The War On News

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Claim 678

The amount and stated legal basis for the fine.

Published 2026-09-23. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement
The amount and stated legal basis for the fine.
Field
action
Value
Fined 22.3 million rubles for a foreign agents paperwork lapse
About
incident 2018-russia-fines-the-new-times
Source
Russia uses 'foreign agents' law to hit independent outlet with massive fine
Publisher
Committee to Protect Journalists
Method
outlet report
Checked
2026-09-22
Confidence
medium
Status
current
Source date
2018-10-26

Quotation from the source

A Moscow court on October 26 ordered the outlet to pay 22.3 million rubles (US$338,000)