MOSCOW, Aug 14 — A BBC journalist said today that Russia was expelling her and had told her she could never return in “devastating” treatment showing the country she reported on for years was turning inwards. In an unusual move at a time of already poor bilateral ties, Russia said Sarah...
journalist said today that Russia was expelling her and had told her she could never return in “devastating” treatment showing the country she reported on for years was turning inwards.
The move not to renew her Russian visa beyond the end of this month looked like a technical one, but was not, she said.“I have been told that I cannot come back ever. It’s devastating personally.” Her departure before the end of this month follows a period before parliamentary elections in September when the authorities in Russia have cracked down on Russian-language media at home that they deem backed by malign foreign interests intent on stoking unrest.
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