Summary
Russia said it would bar two French lawmakers and two journalists from entering the country. Moscow described the move as retaliation for France’s July expulsion of Xenia Fedorova, the former head of RT France.Key Facts
- Russia named lawmakers Sacha Houlié and Arthur Delaporte among those banned.
- The two journalists named were Paul Gogo and Ariane Chemin.
- Foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the bans responded to alleged harassment of Fedorova.
- France expelled Fedorova in July.
- French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez accused Fedorova of relaying Russian propaganda in a way that threatened France’s fundamental interests.
- France had banned RT France after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- Russia has barred dozens of Western journalists and lawmakers since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
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