available to do that. new information on a story we've been following this week, the first american journalist expelled from russia since the cold war. david satter was living in moscow when he left ukraine to renew his visa. when he tried to return the government told him his presence was quote, undesirable. sater has been working in russia on and off for four decades and during that time he has raised criticism of the putin government and recently of the olympic committee choosing sochi for the olympic games. his critsystem is not new but his situation as a expelled journalist is certainly is. when i spoke to mr. satter said this situation is much bigger than just about him and he gave knee this quote to share with you. quote, i fully intend to go back to russia. we do not accept this decision and consider it completely illegitimate. this is fundamental question of right to free speech and right of americans to know the truth about the world's second nuclear power and not compromise on it. we reached out to the state department pour comment. this is a story we're following closely and david satter will be