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Thursday, November 12, 2026 · UTC
Russia bars two French lawmakers and two journalists over an expelled TV chief
Moscow calls it a response to France expelling the former head of RT France in July. One of the banned lawmakers says he takes it as recognition.
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- Russia announced an entry ban for two French lawmakers and two French journalists. ·
france24.comFrance
- The banned people are Sacha Houlié, Arthur Delaporte, Ariane Chemin, Paul Gogo. ·
euronews.com
- Russia stated this ban responds to France expelling Xenia Fedorova earlier in 2026. ·
- Xenia Fedorova is the former head of RT France. ·
- France expelled Xenia Fedorova in July 2026. ·
- Xenia Fedorova has been under EU sanctions since September 2026. ·
- The EU accuses Xenia Fedorova of spreading Kremlin aligned messages on French media. ·
- Sacha Houlié called the ban recognition of his work against foreign interference. ·
- Russia has banned dozens of Western journalists and lawmakers since February 2022. ·
The one we could place publishes from France. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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