Sarah Rainsford

London, Poland

Foreign Correspondent at BBC

BBC Correspondent expelled from Moscow, now in Warsaw. Ukraine when I can. My book's about all of that & more (link below)👇 📷 srainsford_bbc

Articles

Pope Leo to hold first Sunday address

3 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Anna Lamche |Sarah Rainsford

The Pope was chosen as the new leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, following a two-day conclave in Vatican City. It has been a busy week for the pontiff, who held his first Mass as Pope in the Sistine chapel on Friday before speaking to cardinals on Saturday. During this meeting, he described himself as an unworthy choice for Pope, and vowed to continue the "precious legacy" of his predecessor.
Conclave: Inside the world's most secret ballot

1 week ago | bbc.com | Sarah Rainsford

Conclave: Inside the world's most secret ballotSarah RainsfordGetty ImagesJust over 130 cardinals will gather later this week to vote for a new popeThis must be the most secretive election in the world. When 133 Catholic cardinals are shut into the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday to choose a successor to Pope Francis, each one will have sworn an oath on the gospels to keep the details under wraps for life.
Pope Francis's body moved to St Peter's Basilica for lying in state

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Sarah Rainsford |Laura Gozzi |Mallory Moench

Image source, ReutersImage caption, The pontiff's body, laid out in an open coffin, was moved to the church in a formal processionSarah Rainsford and Laura GozziThe body of Pope Francis has been moved from his Vatican residence to St Peter's Basilica to allow the faithful to pay their respects before his funeral on Saturday. The Pope's open coffin was carried on Wednesday morning in a solemn procession through St Peter's Square where thousands of worshippers had gathered.
Mourners visit Pope Francis lying in state at St Peter's Basilica

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sarah Rainsford |Laura Gozzi

2 hours agoWhatsApp announced on Wednesday it’s launching a new feature that will allow users to add an extra layer of privacy to chats. The new “Advanced Chat Privacy” setting prevents you and the people you’re chatting with from exporting chats and auto-downloading media to their phone. The setting also …
Goodbye to Russia: A Personal Reckoning From the Ruins of War

3 weeks ago | foreignaffairs.com | Maria Lipman |Sarah Rainsford

In 2021, Rainsford, a longtime Moscow correspondent for the BBC, was expelled from Russia, having been “labeled an enemy,” she writes, “by a country I called home.” Over the years, her deep affection for Russia gradually turned to revulsion as she witnessed President Vladimir Putin’s regime clamp down on liberties, repress its opponents, and ultimately invade Ukraine. In the Soviet era, foreign journalists operated under strict restrictions.
"Se trata de cuánto tiempo nos va a dar Putin para prepararnos": la histórica decisión de Alemania de dejar atrás su problemático pasado y armarse contra una guerra

1 month ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Sarah Rainsford

Un lanzamisiles deja una nube de polvo marrón en el aire a medida que se dirige precipitadamente hacia la línea de fuego. Momentos después se escucha el conteo regresivo de un soldado, de cinco a "¡Fuego!" antes de que un cohete salga rugiendo por los aires. Los estallidos y estruendos de ese tipo de ejercicios militares son tan constantes que los lugareños del cercano pueblo de Münster ya casi ni los notan. Pero la vida aquí está a punto de volverse más ruidosa.
Como a Alemanha está deixando passado para trás e se prepara para possível guerra

1 month ago | terra.com.br | Sarah Rainsford

Um lançador de mísseis espalha uma nuvem de poeira marrom no ar enquanto atravessa um campo em direção à linha de frente. Momentos depois, vem a contagem regressiva de um soldado: "cinco, quatro, três, dois, um.... Fogo!", antes de um foguete disparar no céu. As explosões e os estrondos desses exercícios de treinamento militar são tão constantes que os moradores da pequena cidade vizinha de Munster, na Alemanha, quase não percebem mais. Mas a vida aqui está prestes a ficar ainda mais barulhenta.
Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sarah Rainsford

Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for warSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondentReporting fromMunster and BerlinBBCGermany has voted to hugely boost investment in its militaryA missile launcher sends a cloud of brown dust into the air as it hurtles across a field towards the firing line. Moments later comes a soldier's countdown, from five to 'Fire!', before a rocket roars into the sky.
Fear and anger as 'battle for the soul of Romanian democracy' looms

1 month ago | bbc.com | Sarah Rainsford

Fear and anger mount as 'battle for the soul of Romanian democracy' loomsSarah RainsfordEastern Europe correspondentReporting fromPoeni, RomaniaBBC/Sarah RainsfordThe nationalist George Simion is polling strongly in Romania ahead of electionsThe Romanian village of Poeni has a couple of shops, a kebab grill and a pack of stray dogs. It also has a fair few voters who wanted a far-right candidate to become president. Poeni, just over an hour's drive from the capital, is not alone in that.
Putin gives Trump just enough to claim progress on Ukraine peace

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Sarah Rainsford

In the run up to today's call, Donald Trump made a big deal of his conversation with Russia's Vladimir Putin. But the results look like there's little to shout about. The Russian president has given the US leader just enough to claim that he made progress towards peace in Ukraine, without making it look like he was played by the Kremlin. Trump can point to Putin's pledge to halt attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure for 30 days. If that actually happens, it will bring some relief to civilians.