French Minister Criticizes Return of Pro-Putin Broadcaster Xenia Fedorova to TV
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Xenia Fedorova is a pro-Putin propagandist. She is coming back to French TV. She will appear on CNews and on "JDNews."
Jean-Noël Barrot is the French Foreign Minister. He said he feels "distressed" about her return.
France sent Fedorova out of the country before. This is called expulsion. Now she is coming back to work on TV.
CNews and "JDNews" belong to the Bolloré group. This is a big French media company.
This news creates a fight between the French government and the Bolloré group. The government does not want her on TV. But the TV channel wants to show her.
Vocabulary15 words
- propagandist
- a person who spreads one-sided political messages
- distressed
- feeling very sad or upset
- expulsion
- when someone is forced to leave a country
- Foreign Minister
- the government person who deals with other countries
- authorities
- the people who have power to make rules, like the government
- media group
- a company that owns TV channels, newspapers, or websites
- channel
- a TV station
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- conflict
- a disagreement or fight between people or groups
- pro-Putin
- supporting Russian leader Vladimir Putin
- announce
- to tell people about something new
- return
- coming back to a place
- TV
- television
- France
- a country in Europe
- minister
- an important person who works in the government
Quiz
Answer key
1. A pro-Putin propagandist 2. Distressed 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Xenia Fedorova is a pro-Putin _____. She is coming back to French TV.
She will appear on CNews and on "_____."
Jean-Noël Barrot is the French _____ Minister.
He said he feels "_____" about her return.
France sent Fedorova out of the country before. This is called _____.
CNews and "JDNews" belong to the _____ group.
This news creates a _____ between the French government and the Bolloré group.
The government does not want her on _____.