BBC journalist Sarah Rainsford left Russia on Tuesday, after Moscow abruptly refused to extend her work permit in what it said was a tit-for-tat row with the United Kingdom over the treatment of foreign media. The reporter was seen saying that Russian intelligence had told her she had been designated a national security threat.
Daily Sabah: Russia calls BBC’s Rainsford ‘national security threat,’ expels her
A Russian national flag flies in front of one of the Kremlin ruby stars in downtown Moscow on August 10, 2021.
