Politics● ElevatedAug 17 · Aug 17, 2026, 4:31 PM
France's foreign minister: 'The case of Xenia Fedorova highlights the interference threat we face'
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en]
Following the expulsion order issued against the Russian propagandist at the end of July, Jean-Noël Barrot emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between opinion, which seeks to persuade; information manipulation, which aims to deceive; and interference, whose objective is to exert outside pressure on our freedom of choice.
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