A Moscow Times story reports, “Russian publisher Alexander Fedotov took over the business magazine’s license in 2015 after Russia restricted foreign media companies from owning assets in the country. Since then, the business magazine has gone through a series of scandals and editorial resignations, with chief editor Nikolai Uskov fired in June under disputed circumstances.
“‘Uskov distributes information that, in the opinion of our lawyers, defames the honor, dignity and business reputation of Alexander Fedotov, as Uskov accuses him of meddling in editorial policy,’ a spokesman for Fedotov’s publishing group ACMG told Interfax on Tuesday.
“Both lawsuits relate to statements made by Uskov during an interview with the television channel Dozhd.”
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