Russia bans French lawmakers, journalists in tit-for-tat over columnist expulsion

Russia barred two French deputies and two journalists, including Le Monde's Ariane Chemin, in retaliation for France's expulsion of pro-Kremlin columnist Xenia Fedorova. The move escalates bilateral tensions but follows an established pattern of reciprocal expulsions, signaling no new strategic shift.

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