The Guardian correspondent Luke Harding was expelled from Russia for violating regulations governing the work of foreign correspondents in the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Harding, 42, was refused reentry to Russia at Moscow's Domodedovo airport on Saturday after a two-month absence from the country.
"This is explained by the fact that he violated a number of rules governing the work of foreign correspondents, which were approved by the Russian government in 1994 and which all journalists are familiar with," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry said Harding was refused entry because he failed to obtain a new accreditation card before leaving Russia in November.
"If Harding obeys these rules, common for all foreign correspondents, he will have no problems entering the Russian Federation," the statement said.
MOSCOW, February 8 (RIA Novosti)
