“This is another unjustified action by the Russian authorities.
We urge them to reconsider this reactionary move against the award-winning BBC journalist, ”the embassy quoted Interfax as saying.
The diplomatic mission also rejected the statements of the Russian Foreign Ministry on discrimination against Russian journalists in the UK.
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the situation with the Russian visa to Sarah Rainsford.
According to Bloomberg, the journalist will have to leave the territory of Russia before August 31, when her visa expires.