French Court Rejects Pro-Kremlin Commentator's Deportation Appeal
The court said Fedorova did not prove the expulsion would cause serious personal harm after officials accused her of relaying Russian propaganda.
- On Monday, a Paris administrative court rejected Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova's appeal against an expulsion order issued by Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, who accused her of relaying pro-Kremlin propaganda.
- Reports in Monde highlighting Fedorova's professional ties to 74-year-old Vincent prompted the decision, with the publication calling her 'the Kremlin's most influential propagandist in France.'
- Fedorova formerly led the French arm of Russia's state-run channel, which faced a total ban after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, despite authorities granting her a 10-year residency permit in 2024.
- The expulsion drew criticism from Fedorova, who slammed it as 'censorship' and 'political pressure,' though Monde noted her employers could still broadcast her views remotely once the order is carried out.
- Disinformation experts warn of Fedorova's influence as France approaches consequential elections, while she argued the order targets 'opinions that do not conform to the official narrative' of the state.
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The French Foreign Minister accused Fyodorova of being an "agent of influence" at a time when Russia is waging its war in Ukraine, while the Interior Minister accused her of undermining France's "fundamental interests."
Russian Foreign Ministry Condemns France’s Order to Deport Former RT Journalist
Russia's Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned France's decision to deport high-profile Russian media personality Ksenia Fedorova, calling the move "unacceptable."
For years Xenia Fedorova has been spreading the Kremlin's worldview in France. Now Paris is taking drastic measures. Is this a violation of freedom of expression?
The case of pro-Putin propagandist Xenia Fedorova, a figurehead of the Bolloré group, who has been subject to a deportation order since July 29, highlights the lack of unity and the absence of a clear stance within the National Rally on Russian interference and the war in Ukraine. Source link: https://www.nouvelobs.com/politique/20260804.OBS117193/un-baton-merdeux-sur-l-expulsion-de-xenia-federova-le-rn-avance-sans-cap-et-en-ordre-disperse.html …
Russia's Xenia Fedorova, whose pro-Kremlin opinion has become a constant element of French television, has been declared a threat to national security and has been ordered to leave the country. The former head of the French subsidiary of the RT propaganda network in Russia has appeared prominently in the media institutions owned by right-wing billionaire Vincent Bolloré. The decision to deport her divided her opinions into hexagon and stirred up…
A court in Paris rejected Xenia Fedorova's appeal to suspend the expulsion decision, Monday, a week after she was accused by the French authorities of spreading propaganda to Moscow "to destabilize public order", according to France 24 and Politico. The former head of RT France was accused of spreading propaganda to the Kremlin at ...
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