World & BusinessEU sanctions former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova over alleged pro-Kremlin propaganda role
Euronews reports that the measures freeze her assets across all 27 member states, ban entry or transit through the EU and bar EU individuals and entities from making funds available to her.
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The Council of the European Union added Xenia Fedorova to its sanctions list on September 24, 2026, Euronews reports, citing the EU’s Official Journal. The Council accuses her of spreading pro-Russian narratives about the war in Ukraine through French media appearances. The sanctions include an EU-wide asset freeze, a travel ban and restrictions on receiving funds. They extend measures already imposed by France, where she faced an asset freeze and a deportation order. Fedorova has challenged the French deportation order in court. She had not publicly commented on the EU sanctions when Euronews published its report.
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EU sanctions former RT France chief Xenia Fedorova over alleged pro-Kremlin propaganda role
Euronews reports that the measures freeze her assets across all 27 member states, ban entry or transit through the EU and bar EU individuals and entities from making funds available to her.
TLDR
The Council of the European Union added Xenia Fedorova to its sanctions list on September 24, 2026, Euronews reports, citing the EU’s Official Journal. The Council accuses her of spreading pro-Russian narratives about the war in Ukraine through French media appearances. The sanctions include an EU-wide asset freeze, a travel ban and restrictions on receiving funds. They extend measures already imposed by France, where she faced an asset freeze and a deportation order. Fedorova has challenged the French deportation order in court. She had not publicly commented on the EU sanctions when Euronews published its report.