let s look at why. russia s foreign ministry says. it goes on to say. the bbc s diplomatic correspondent james landale is accross this. russia says it is banning dozens of british journalists, media representatives and defence industry figures from entering the country. this was largely anticipated and i m surprised it hasn t come earlier with a lot of western powers posing sanctions on the russian media figures back in may, accusing them of spreading false lines, propaganda about russia s invasion of ukraine and the russian foreign ministry said that it would respond and it
has not responded with its own list of 29 journalists at the bit of a scattered list, some senior media leaders such as the chairman and director general of the bbc, five national newspaper editors and senior correspondence, a few academics but also fairly significant list of senior figures and sojunior defence significant list of senior figures and so junior defence ministers significant list of senior figures and sojunior defence ministers on the list as well as the head of the raf and senior military commanders and defence manufacturers. it s a pretty straightforward list and crucially, all the people now are banned from travelling to russia. straightforward list for the sport happens to those journalists who are in russia and on that list. mast happens to those journalists who are in russia and on that list. in russia and on that list. most of these journalists in russia and on that list. most of these journalists are in russia and on that list. most of these journalists are n
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and took them out of the country and thatis and took them out of the country and that is the next potential option for the russian state to target more western media inside its borders but inside the list are those clearly outside of russia. certainly a lot of them are experts to spend a great deal of time in russia, some of them. ., ~ ,, deal of time in russia, some of them. ., ~ i. deal of time in russia, some of them. ., ~ . so, let s turn to what is happening on the ground in ukraine. for weeks now, the eastern city of severodonetsk has been a frontline in this war. it s in the donbas region where russia is now focusing its offensive. severodonetsk is now cut off. this maps shows how all three bridges to the city that have been destroyed. thousands of locals and ukrainian troops are now trapped there. 0ur correspondent in ukrainejoe inwood explains more. the fact that these three bridges are down is a significant moment although it s worth pointing out