The New York Times has decided to pull its Russian journalists from Russia. This is due to security concerns as well as a new harsh censorship law that was passed following the invasion of Ukraine. the newspaper said Tuesday.

This decision comes as a result of a series of Western media outlets such as CNN, Bloomberg News, and BBC threatening to be prosecuted for reporting on the Russian attack.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed Friday a law that could land journalists up to 15 years imprisonment for using terms like “war” or “invasion” to describe Ukraine actions, as well as spreading false information (euphemistically called “false Information”).

According to Danielle Rhoades Ha, Times spokesperson for Danielle Rhoades Ha in an email message to CNBC Tuesday: “Russian’s new legislation seeks criminalize independent and accurate news reporting regarding the war against Ukraine.”

Rhoades Ha stated that “for the safety and security our editorial staff in the region working in the area, we are moving their out of country for now.”

“We are looking forward to the return of them as soon as they can, and we will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the new laws. She stated that we will keep our robust, live coverage of war and continue to report on Russia’s incursion in Ukraine as well as our thorough reporting about the attempts to suppress independent journalism.”

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