The French Ministry of the Interior told POLITICO the order to remove her from the country was signed on Tuesday. Xenia Fedorova did not immediately reply to a request for comment, but her lawyer told Agence France-Presse she would challenge the decision. Fedorova headed RT France before it was shut down due to EU sanctions in 2023. Le Monde also reported Fedorova has allegedly grown very close to Bolloré, a powerful figure who has been leveraging his media empire to try and influence French politics. She also regularly criticizes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and depicts the country as corrupt and incapable of winning the war.