the bbc s moscow correspondent has left russia expelled by the authorities after being labelled a threat to national security. sarah rainsford, who first reported from moscow for the bbc more than 20 years ago, just as vladimir putin came to power, has been told she can never return to the country. moscow claims the move is in response to the expulsion of a russian journalist from the uk two years ago, but the decision comes amid a severe crackdown on independentjournalists and opposition activists within russia. here s sarah s report. this was the moment i discovered i was being expelled from russia. according to a specific law, i ve been designated a threat to national security and, as such, i m not allowed into the country. pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life. i recorded the conversation.
to power, has been told she can never return to the country. moscow claims the move is in response to the expulsion of a russian journalist from the uk two years ago, but the decision comes amid a severe crackdown on independentjournalists and opposition activists within russia. here s sarah s report. this was the moment i discovered i was being expelled from russia. according to a specific law, i ve been designated a threat to national security and, as such, i m not allowed into the country. pulled aside at passport control, i was told the fsb security service had banned me for life. i recorded the conversation. i was returning from belarus, where i d confronted
our lead story, president biden is about to address the american public to defend the withdrawal of american troops from afghanistan. the bbc s moscow correspondent has left russia. she was expelled by the authorities after being labelled a threat to national security. sarah rainsford, who first reported from moscow for the bbc over 20 years ago, just as vladimir putin came to power, has been told she can never return to the country. moscow claims the move is in response to the expulsion of a russian journalist from the uk two years ago, but the decision comes at the same time as a severe crackdown on independentjournalists and opposition activists within russia. here s sarah s report. this was the moment i discovered i was being expelled from russia. according to a specific law, i have been designated a threat to national security and as such i am not allowed into the country.