David Satter, a US journalist working in Moscow, has been expelled by the Russian security services without explanation. Satter speaks exclusively to the the Guardian about the moment on Christmas Day when he was told that he was banned from the country.

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Gunners from the Armed Forces of Ukraine fire at Russian position with a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer 2C22 in the Kharkiv region on April 21, 2024. (Anatolii Stepanov/AFP via Getty Images)