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The Macron method: How to deal with Putin's Russia?

The Macron method: How to deal with Putin's Russia?
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Here’s one for free speech absolutists to chew on: What should the French government do when the former head of Russian state television's French language channel is offered a place of rank on an all-news station with a free-to-air broadcast license and she touts Kremlin propaganda lines with little or no pushback or fact-checking?Introducing Xenia Fedorova, who’s just had her ten-year resident permit approved and who’s become the darling of far-right shipping magnate turned media mogul...

Here’s one for free speech absolutists to chew on: What should the French government do when the former head of Russian state television's French language channel is offered a place of rank on an all-news station with a free-to-air broadcast license and she touts Kremlin propaganda lines with little or no pushback or fact-checking?Introducing Xenia Fedorova, who’s just had her ten-year resident permit approved and who’s become the darling of far-right shipping magnate turned media mogul Vincent Bolloré, the same Bolloré who’s swooped for TV, radio, print and publishing outlets.
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