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After clashing with Usmanov, ''Kommersant'' editor-in-chief Vladislav Borodulin left the paper.<ref>[http://www.editorsweblog.org/newsrooms_and_journalism/2006/10/russia_kommersant_editor_quits.php ''Kommersant editor quits'' - World Association of Newspapers, quoting the Associated Press, 2 October 2006]. Retrieved 24 July 2007.</ref> "[Borodulin’s] decision to resign was not forced, but evidently they expressed different views on how the publishing house should be developed," said the group's commercial director. Andrei Vasilyev, appointed for a second stint at the helm of the daily &ndash; after a long run from 1999 to 2005&ndash; said ''Kommersant-daily'' had no intention of following any imposed policy, and added that the edition would carry articles that might not please the owner.<ref>[http://en.rian.ru/russia/20061002/54450883.html ''New/old Kommersant editor vows to maintain line''- RIA Novosti, 2 October 2006]. Retrieved 24 July 2007</ref>
 
On 9 December 2008 the publication of articles in English ceased, and currently the Kommersant website has no English version. Since February 2009 ''Kommersant'' newspaper is printed and distributed in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kommersant.uk.com |title="Коммерсантъ" United Kingdom|work=Kommersant|accessdate=13 January 2011}}</ref>
 
In 2015, the paper began hosting US-Russia Crosstalk, a joint initiative between ''Kommersant'' and the [[Valdai Discussion Club|Valdai Club]] in Russia, and ''[[The Washington Times]]'' and the [[Center for the National Interest]] in the United States, featuring foreign policy related discussion regarding relations between the two countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/us-russia-crosstalk/|title=U.S.-Russia Crosstalk - Washington Times|last=http://www.washingtontimes.com|first=The Washington Times|website=www.washingtontimes.com|access-date=2016-07-22}}</ref>