Foreign Affairs
EU Freezes Assets of Russian Journalist Xenia Fedorova for Spreading Propaganda in France
The EU has imposed restrictive measures on Russian journalist Xenia Fedorova, freezing her assets and banning EU entities from providing funds due to her role in spreading pro-Russian narratives through French media. Simultaneously, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have applied national sanctions against oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Mikhail Fridman after their removal from the EU list, citing continued support for Russia's war. In diplomatic developments, Russia invited North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to visit as military cooperation intensifies. Meanwhile, civilian casualties rose with seven killed and ten injured in a Russian strike near Kharkiv, and two deaths reported in Kyiv attacks targeting residential and infrastructure sites.
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