A journalist for the Russian TV channel NTV Andrey Grigoriev, who was arrested on Wednesday in the center of Kiev and expelled from Ukraine, arrived in the capital of Russia, informs the channel on Wednesday night.

on Wednesday in Kyiv SBU employees without explanation were caught correspondents of the First channel Elena Makarova and Sergey Korenev and NTV Andrey Grigoriev. According to the SBU, correspondents must be sent to the Russian Federation with the further prohibition of entry to Ukraine for five years.

Grigoriev told the NTV that the SBU Employees spent with him is not an interrogation, but rather "talk" about journalism, freedom of speech, and of a certain geopolitical situation."

"apparently, the decision was already ready in advance, they said that the printed and electronic editions of Russia in Ukraine unwanted and apparently, a couple of hours, we talked, they were waiting for the decision in writing," said Grigoriev live program "Anatomy of the day" on NTV from Domodedovo airport.

according to him, the SBU Employees have not seen a single report Grigorieva, the decision was made at the highest level.

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