French court rejects ex-RT France chief's deportation appeal
A Paris administrative court has rejected an emergency appeal filed by Xenia Fedorova, former head of the pro-Kremlin propaganda channel RT France, against a French government decision to deport her and freeze her assets, French broadcaster BFM reported on Aug. 3.
A Paris administrative court has dismissed Xenia Fedorova's emergency appeal against her deportation and the freezing of her assets, French broadcaster BFM reported on August 3. The court determined that the legal criteria for an emergency appeal were not met. Fedorova, who served as head of pro-Kremlin media outlet RT France from 2017 to 2023 and is currently under house arrest, contended that the deportation and asset freeze would cause her significant personal harm.
However, the court deemed these claims unsupported. BFM highlighted that Fedorova's appearances on French media, such as CNews and Europe 1, associated with far-right billionaire Vincent Bolloré, raised questions about possible influence on public discourse prior to the 2027 French presidential election. On July 29, France's Interior Ministry issued an expulsion order and revoked Fedorova's residence permit for spreading alleged pro-Kremlin disinformation. On July 31, Le Monde revealed that French authorities had frozen her assets for six months.
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