France has ordered Russian commentator Xenia Fedorova to leave the country, the interior ministry said Wednesday, after accusations she was churning out Kremlin propaganda on French television and radio. Since being notified of the order, Fedorova, who works for a conservative billionaire's media empire, has been placed under house arrest, according to a source close to the case. - 'Defamatory falsehoods' -Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementIn 2017, President Emmanuel Macron implied that Fedorova was not a journalist. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement Advertisement"Freedom of expression is not defended only when the opinions expressed are widely shared," they said. French officials had previously expressed frustration with the commentator's pro-Kremlin line, but said there was little they could do.