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France expels Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova, freezes her assets

On 29 July 2026 the French Ministry of the Interior issued a ministerial expulsion order against Xenia Fedorova, a former director of RT France who now appears regularly on CNews, Europe 1 and Le Journal du Dimanche. The decree states that her behaviour “threatens the fundamental interests of the French state” and constitutes “a particularly grave and current threat to public order.” In addition to the expulsion, the government ordered a six‑month freeze of all her assets, describing the measure as complementary to the deportation to prevent further “acts of interference.”

Fedorova has been placed under house arrest, required to report daily to police, and has announced that she will appeal both the expulsion and the asset‑freeze. Interior minister Laurent Nuñez defended the decision as a security measure, not an infringement on freedom of expression, while media groups Canal+ and Lagardère condemned it as a severe attack on press freedom. The action comes less than a year before the 2027 French presidential election, raising questions about the balance between national security and media liberty.

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CANAL+ · CNews · Emmanuel Macron · Emmanuel Piwnica · French Ministry of the Interior · French interior ministry · Lagardère · Laurent Nunez · Libération · RT France · Vincent Bolloré · Xenia Fedorova

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