OREANDA-NEWS  Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the closure of Novaya Gazeta (listed by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the register of foreign agents), calling it a routine rotational process. His words are quoted by Interfax.

Peskov noted that Russian publications are developing rapidly and exist in a highly competitive environment. "Of course, every year some media outlets cease to exist, and new ones take their place. This is a regular rotation process," he said, referring to the closure of Novaya Gazeta.

Earlier, journalist Ksenia Sobchak spoke about the termination of the work of Novaya Gazeta. She admitted that she didn't want to believe it.

Novaya Gazeta closed on November 9 after 33 years of operation. The decision was made at the general meeting of employees on October 26. At the meeting, the co-founder of the publication, former editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov (listed by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the register of foreign agents) admitted that the newspaper could be recognized as an extremist organization.

The Ministry of Justice added Novaya Gazeta to the register of foreign agents in September. According to the agency, the publication published false information about the decisions and policies of the Russian authorities, and also opposed the special operation in Ukraine.

Novaya Gazeta stopped publishing its paper version in March 2022. In September of the same year, the publication's license was revoked. Later, the newspaper's website was blocked in Russia.