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The first edition of The Moscow Times appeared in March 1992. Derk Sauer arrived in Moscow during 1989 with a small twice-weekly paper called the Moscow Guardian before transforming it into this publication.
Meg Bortin joined as its first editor in May 1992. She later served as editor-in-chief and helped defeat censors in the fall of 1993.
The final paper edition appeared on the 6th of July 2017. Operations shifted to Stichting 2 Oktober, a foundation based in the Netherlands, marking the end of print distribution at hotels cafés embassies and airlines.
Restrictive media laws enacted after Ukraine invasion prompted headquarters relocation to Amsterdam in 2022. Roskomnadzor blocked access to the Russian-language website on the 15th of April 2022 following claims about false reports regarding riot police officers refusing participation in the invasion.
On the 10th of July 2024, Prosecutor General declared it an undesirable organization. Anyone working for them or interacting could face prosecution and jail time under this designation.