France issues deportation order against Russian media personality
Authorities say her media appearances spread Kremlin-directed disinformation and undermine public trust, and she has been placed under house arrest, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the French Interior Ministry issued an administrative expulsion order against pro-Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, citing her media activity as relaying Kremlin-directed disinformation and posing a "particularly serious and current threat to public order."
- Authorities launched the action following scrutiny over how Fedorova secured a ten-year French residence permit in 2024 through an "automatic" administrative procedure despite her history of spreading Kremlin propaganda.
- Fedorova, former chief of the Kremlin-funded RT France, currently comments on platforms owned by billionaire Vincent Bolloré, including CNews and Europe 1 radio. The expulsion follows lobbying from European Parliament lawmakers in the Renew group, who labeled her a "notorious Russian propagandist."
- Her attorney, Emmanuel Piwnica, told AFP that Fedorova will "immediately file an appeal," describing the government's move as a "serious violation of freedom of expression." The expulsion order de facto revokes her residence permit and prohibits her from working in France.
- Disinformation experts have raised alarms about the influence of former RT journalists as France approaches a presidential election next year. The move aligns with broader European efforts to curb Russian state propaganda and erode citizen trust in institutions.
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France has frozen the assets of Russian journalist Ksenia Fyodorova for alleged Russian disinformation, with her accusing political pressure and censorship. The post France: The assets of Ksenia Fyodorova have been frozen, accusing "political pressure" appeared first on in.gr.
The French government has frozen the assets of Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova, whom it deported on charges of spreading Kremlin propaganda.
The government believes that the commentator spreads disinformation campaigns orchestrated by the Kremlin and poses a threat to public order.
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republicain-lorrain.frFormer head of the Russian state channel RT in France, Xenia Fedorova is accused of being the voice of the Kremlin in media outlets owned by the Bolloré group.
Former head of the Russian state channel RT in France, Xenia Fedorova is accused of being the voice of the Kremlin in media outlets owned by the Bolloré group.
The former director of RT in France is currently under house arrest and is prohibited from working in French territory. More information: Pavel Dúrov, founder of Telegram, wanted and captured by Russia for "terrorist cooperation"
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