BBC journalist speaks of ‘increasingly repressive’ Russia ahead of expulsion

Sarah Rainsford says she is caught up in wider diplomatic game as country turns in on itself'

A senior BBC journalist who is to be expelled from Russia has condemned an increasingly repressive environment" for critical journalists in the country.

Sarah Rainsford, whose visa is due to expire at the end of the month and will not be renewed, said her impending departure came in the context of a massive deterioration in relations between Russia and the UK" and attacks on press freedom.