# French government warns right-wing TV channel over use of expelled pro-Putin pundit

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- France 24, 2026-09-10 17:52 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/france/20260910-french-govt-warns-right-wing-tv-channel-about-using-expelled-pro-putin-pundit

> The French government on Thursday condemned Russian commentator Xenia Federova’s return to conservative TV channel CNews. Federova was formally expelled from France in August after claims that she was a Kremlin agent and accusations that she spread Kremlin propaganda on French television and radio.