Sarah Rainsford
@sarahrainsford
BBC Eastern Europe Correspondent. Expelled from Moscow. Now in Warsaw. Ukraine when I can. My book about all of that & more is now out👇 📷 srainsford_bbc
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Goodbye-Russia-Personal-Reckoning-Ruins/dp/1526670364/ref=sr_1_1?crid=C7LOT 14-06-2011 14:12:24
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Maria Maria Kalesnikava is the opposition figure who tore up her passport to avoid forcible deportation from Belarus. She wanted to stay in the country she was trying to change. 4 yrs ago, that country locked her up & now, for well over a year, it’s kept her in total isolation
As Belarus announces surprise amnesties for dozens of political prisoners, there are new fears for the health of Maria Kalesnikava - held in isolation for 18 months Her sister tells me the conditions are 'killing her slowly', with reports she's lost 20kg 👇 bbc.com/news/articles/…
.Donald Tusk on missiles for #Ukraine: "I wouldn't attach excessive importance to Putin's latest declarations...Let's treat [his] words as an attempt to discourage the West from providing such aid...They should rather convince us this aid is advisable, necessary & shld continue"