Durov, who holds French and UAE passports and has lived outside Russia for years, called the case politically motivated. The Kremlin frequently targets its political enemies on charges of supporting "terrorism" or "extremism".

Durov, who holds French and UAE passports and has lived outside Russia for years, called the case politically motivated. The Kremlin frequently targets its political enemies on charges of supporting “terrorism” or “extremism”.

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.euronews.com/2026/07/29/russia-issues-international-arrest-warrant-for-telegram-founder-durov

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  • Alex@lemmy.mlEnglish
    8·
    1 month ago

    Ah ready to close down the last non monitored comms channel in Russia then. I think all the others where banned already.

    • red_green_black@slrpnk.netEnglish
      4·
      1 month ago

      Hopefully Durov followed the Pirate Bay and has Telegram set up in a way where others can just run their own Telegram Infrastructure even if he is gone