We and our partners do the following data processing based on your consent: store and/or access information on a device, personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development EU sanctions Russian pundit Xenia Fedorova after expulsion from France The European Union on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, whom France expelled in August over claims that she was disseminating "pro-Russian narratives" in the country. Xenia Fedorova, the former director of the French version of Russian state-run foreign language channel RT, which was banned in France after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. © Xavier Galiana, Xenia Fedorova is now subject to European sanctions.The European Union has decided to sanction pro-Kremlin Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova, according to a notice published Thursday in the EU’s Official Journal. The former head of RT France is alreadybanned from entering France over her pro-Moscow propaganda activities.
Read moreFrance threatens to expel Russian journalist Fedorova over alleged Kremlin propaganda Fedorova is a Russian media figure and former senior executive of Russia Today (RT) France who is active in the dissemination of pro-Russian narratives in France and the Union in the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine," the 27-nation bloc said in its listing. Fedorova, 45, was formally expelled from France in August after losing an appeal against a court ruling which ordered her to leave for spreading pro-Kremlin propaganda. "France, like the European Union, will continue to thwart Russia's destabilising activities on our soil," French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot wrote online.
"We are fully determined: those who think they can carry out hostile actions against our democracy with impunity will face the consequences." Fedorova is the former head of the French arm of RT, which was banned in France after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. She then became a commentator for broadcasting outlets within conservative French billionaire Vincent Bollore's group, including the CNews channel often described as France's answer to Fox News. Fedorova, who has decried the accusations as "censorship", has said she was outside France on holiday when the deportation order went into effect.
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