France's Ministry of Interior has ordered the expulsion from the country of Russian propagandist Xenia Fedorova, who previously headed RT France, the French-language branch of RT (formerly Russia Today), a Russian state-controlled news network funded by the Kremlin.

Source: European Pravda citing France24, a French state-owned news television network

Details: According to French media, including the newspaper Libération, Fedorova is accused of facilitating disinformation campaigns in France organised by Russian authorities aimed at "destabilising public order".

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Fedorova headed the French service of RT channel from 2017 to 2023. Paris banned its operations after the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.