France is expelling Ksenia Fedorova, former editor-in-chief of the Russia Today (RT) France channel. The station is part of the propaganda network coordinated by Margarita Simonyan.
On July 29, the Paris Police handed lawyer Ksenia Fedorova an expulsion order. The document states that the journalist has behavior that “affects the fundamental interests of the state,” and her presence in the country “represents an extremely serious threat to public order.”
Fedorova is accused of acting as a relay for disinformation campaigns directed by Russian authorities, targeting “destabilization”.
Moreover, the woman is accused of manipulating public opinion and undermining the trust of European citizens, especially the French, in state institutions, reports Meduza.
RT France ceased operations in January 2023. The channel stated that it could not continue to operate due to European sanctions against the “shareholder and parent company”, the Russian media conglomerate RT, closely aligned with the Kremlin.
After the channel’s closure, Fedorova remained in France and published her memoirs there, titled “Expelled. Conditional Freedom of Expression”
. In May 2026, Politico and the Russian service of RFI reported that Fedorova had accepted a job at the French far-right conservative television channel CNews.