The debate surrounding the Russian journalist and former RT France head Xenia Fedorova is becoming a political problem in France that goes far beyond a single residence permit. At the center is an obvious contradiction in French policy towards Russia: While Paris has pursued a particularly tough line against Russian influence networks since the beginning of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, one of the best-known representatives of the former Russian state broadcaster RT continues to live undisturbed in France — equipped with a long-term residence status. What initially appears ...
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