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Freedom TV channel.

My questions, I think on maybe foreign affairs, Russian authorities, they made a decision to expel,

I think, former executive chief of Russian media agency Russia Today.

And this decision was confirmed by the Court of France.

What do you think about this, and maybe you have some details, legal details.

If this person is expelled from one EU country, will she have access to another country? I need to. Thank you.

So when it comes to the Russian journalist, just for the context,

this is a matter for the national authorities in France and we take note of the government's decision.

That being said, we know that the said person has also been working for the Russian state-owned outlets,

in particular, Russia Today.

She is a former president, news director of Russia Today France and as we know, Russia Today, including France,

is a well known propaganda outlet used by the Russian state as an instrument to spread lies about Ukraine and also support Russia's act of aggression,

weaponized disinformation and manipulation to undermine.

Our societies and from our side, the Russia Today network has been already sanctioned since 2022 with broadcasting and content distribution prohibition,

and on the rest,

I cannot comment on possible future moves also due to the confidential nature of the council's listings. Thanks, Anitta. Other questions to Anitta relating to Ukraine? Not the case.

Other questions to Anitta on derfi she covers. Yes, ma'am.

Media information
ID I-293323
Date 04/08/2026
Duration 01:59
Personalities Anitta Hipper
Institution European Commission
Views 82