Sarah Rainsford is a veteran BBC foreign correspondent known for her fearless reporting across Europe and beyond. Fluent in Russian, she joined the BBC in 1999 and reported from Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Cuba, and Afghanistan. In 2021, Russia expelled her in a diplomatic fallout, ending her role as Moscow correspondent. She later wrote Goodbye to Russia, reflecting on two decades of covering the region. Rainsford now reports from Rome as BBC’s Southern and Eastern Europe correspondent. Her work blends sharp analysis with personal insight, offering a human view of major political events, especially the ongoing war in Ukraine and its wider impact.