A report published by Euronews on 24 September 2026 said that the Council of the European Union had formally added Xenia Fedorova, the former head of RT France, to the bloc’s sanctions list.
According to the report, the EU attributed the measure to allegations that Fedorova had spread pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation. The reported restrictions include an asset freeze across all 27 EU member states, a ban on entry and transit, and a prohibition on making funds or other financial resources available to her.
The account said the EU-level measures expanded on national restrictions previously introduced by France and Germany. Those countries had reportedly sought her inclusion on sanctions lists, describing her as an active Kremlin influence agent.
Information influence measures
The supplied account presents the sanctions as part of efforts to hold individuals responsible for alleged anti-European propaganda and justification of alleged Kremlin war crimes. It attributes to the EU Council an assessment that Fedorova had actively repeated pro-Russian narratives, including after RT France’s broadcasting was banned.
It also argues that countering Russian information influence requires more than blocking media outlets controlled by the Kremlin. The proposed approach includes personal sanctions against people accused of continuing to promote Russian narratives through other media platforms, alongside measures to expose the mechanisms of Russian influence.
The allegations and assessments described above are attributed to the EU Council and to the supplied account; no independent verification is provided in the source material.
