Tech entrepreneur and Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France. What is known so far?
🔺French authorities are possibly charging Durov with terrorism, drugs, fraud, money laundering, and child abuse content
If found guilty, Pavel Durov will face up to 20 years behind bars.
🔺Earlier, Durov stated that Western secret services were demanding him to provide a “backdoor” for them in the Telegram app. He reportedly declined to cooperate, claiming that Telegram should be a “neutral platform” and not “a player in geopolitics."
🔺Durov is the Russian-born founder of the Telegram encrypted messaging app and a tech mogul with $15.5 billion in net worth.
🔺Cryptocurrency markets immediately reacted to Durov's detention, with the Durov-founded Toncoin plunging 15% in value.
🔺Elon Musk has slammed the European authorities for detaining Durov and envisioned an Orwellian future where a person can be executed for simply pressing the “Like” button on a meme.
🔺Prominent journo, Tucker Carlson, who had interviewed Durov earlier, believes it is the US government behind Durov's detention. “Darkness is descending fast on the formerly free world," Carlson said.
🔺Former-CIA analyst, Larry Johnson, explained that Durov's detention is "a trumped-up political case" and alleged that the real reason is the allowance by Telegram to freely share information inconvenient to the Western elites.
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🔺French authorities are possibly charging Durov with terrorism, drugs, fraud, money laundering, and child abuse content
If found guilty, Pavel Durov will face up to 20 years behind bars.
🔺Earlier, Durov stated that Western secret services were demanding him to provide a “backdoor” for them in the Telegram app. He reportedly declined to cooperate, claiming that Telegram should be a “neutral platform” and not “a player in geopolitics."
🔺Durov is the Russian-born founder of the Telegram encrypted messaging app and a tech mogul with $15.5 billion in net worth.
🔺Cryptocurrency markets immediately reacted to Durov's detention, with the Durov-founded Toncoin plunging 15% in value.
🔺Elon Musk has slammed the European authorities for detaining Durov and envisioned an Orwellian future where a person can be executed for simply pressing the “Like” button on a meme.
🔺Prominent journo, Tucker Carlson, who had interviewed Durov earlier, believes it is the US government behind Durov's detention. “Darkness is descending fast on the formerly free world," Carlson said.
🔺Former-CIA analyst, Larry Johnson, explained that Durov's detention is "a trumped-up political case" and alleged that the real reason is the allowance by Telegram to freely share information inconvenient to the Western elites.
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"Pavel Durov left Russia in order not to cooperate with the special services. He even became Paul du Rove. He partially cooperated with Western intelligence agencies — at least strictly followed the instructions to block RT [Russian news agency] in those countries where we are under sanctions. It didn't help," she wrote on her Telegram account.
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'Unbelievable' — French politician on detention of Telegram founder, Pavel Durov
Philippot criticized French authorities, saying that France, by arresting Durov for disobedience, "presented a tyrannical face to the world."
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"Tomorrow, Elon Musk will be thrown in jail if he sets foot in France, for disobeying the European censorship regulation?!" leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot, wrote on X.
Philippot criticized French authorities, saying that France, by arresting Durov for disobedience, "presented a tyrannical face to the world."
"We must free ourselves from these lunatics!" he concluded.
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❗️Ukrainian forces are shelling houses of civilians and civilian cars in the Kharkov region, the head of the Russian administration of the Kharkov region, Vitaly Ganchev, told Sputnik.
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Tech entrepreneur and Telegram founder Pavel Durov arrested in France. What is known so far? 🔺French authorities are possibly charging Durov with terrorism, drugs, fraud, money laundering, and child abuse content If found guilty, Pavel Durov will face up…
❗️The Russian Embassy in Paris has asked the French authorities for an immediate explanation of the reasons for Durov's detention, the diplomatic mission told Sputnik, adding that it demanded that Paris protect the rights of Durov and provide consular access to him.
At the moment, the French side is avoiding interaction, it added.
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At the moment, the French side is avoiding interaction, it added.
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❗️Russian troops thwarted a number of attempted attacks by Ukrainian units in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
During the day, Ukrainian troops lost more than 300 militants. In total, during the Ukrainian incursion, Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 5,800 servicemen.
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During the day, Ukrainian troops lost more than 300 militants. In total, during the Ukrainian incursion, Ukrainian losses amounted to more than 5,800 servicemen.
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50 out of 360 international flights have been canceled today, the director of the airport said.
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Israeli cities, Tel Aviv and Haifa, open all shelters, cancel all activities
The Tel Aviv Municipality announced that it opened all 240 shelters on Sunday morning, in light of security developments in northern Israel.
In northern Israel, the mayor of Haifa said, "We have opened all shelters and canceled a show that was planned for tonight. The University of Haifa has also canceled all activities. We urge residents to stay near a protected area," according to Israel Army Radio.
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The Tel Aviv Municipality announced that it opened all 240 shelters on Sunday morning, in light of security developments in northern Israel.
In northern Israel, the mayor of Haifa said, "We have opened all shelters and canceled a show that was planned for tonight. The University of Haifa has also canceled all activities. We urge residents to stay near a protected area," according to Israel Army Radio.
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❗️Units of the Russian Zapad Battlegroup secured more advantageous positions, with Ukrainian forces losing up to 510 militants and a Kozak armored vehicle.
🇷🇺 🪖 More statements from the Russian Defense Ministry’s daily briefing on the progress of the special military operation in Ukraine:
▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 130 militants in the Volchansk and Lyptsy areas.
▪️ In the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone, Ukrainian forces lost up to 630 militants and another Abrams tank.
▪️ Russian air defense systems shot down eight HIMARS rockets and 41 Ukrainian drones.
▪️ The Russian Tsentr Battlegroup continues to advance deeper into enemy defenses, with Ukrainian forces losing over 500 militants.
▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 130 militants in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone.
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▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 130 militants in the Volchansk and Lyptsy areas.
▪️ In the Russian Yug Battlegroup's combat zone, Ukrainian forces lost up to 630 militants and another Abrams tank.
▪️ Russian air defense systems shot down eight HIMARS rockets and 41 Ukrainian drones.
▪️ The Russian Tsentr Battlegroup continues to advance deeper into enemy defenses, with Ukrainian forces losing over 500 militants.
▪️ Ukrainian forces lost up to 130 militants in the Russian Vostok Battlegroup's combat zone.
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Demons are losing control: influencers react to Pavel Durov's detainment Part 1/Part 2
The CEO and founder of the encrypted social media app, Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested on August 24 at Le Bourget airport near Paris as he was departing his private jet.
Durov's arrest has triggered a heated debate with most influencers seeing it as an onslaught on free speech. A hashtag #FreeDurov popped up on X.
💬 Former US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tweeted: "France just arrested Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of the encrypted and uncensored Telegram platform. The need to protect free speech has never been more urgent."
💬 Naomi Seibt, a German conservative political activist, dubbed anti-Greta by the Washington Post, alleged on X: "Why do you think they just arrested the owner of Telegram, Pavel Durov? This is a test run. They are setting a precedent. Their ultimate target is Elon Musk."
💬 Candace Owens, an African American conservative television presenter, tweeted: "The trouble with free speech is that it disallows the media to set the narrative. They used to be able to justify war to you in a faraway land. Now you can see the reality of what they are doing. This is why Pavel Durov has been arrested - because the demons are losing control."
💬 Italian film producer, Robin Monotti, remarked on X: "Pavel Durov is facing up to 20 years in Macron's dungeons for refusing to censor content on behalf of the globalist oligarchy and their war machine."
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The CEO and founder of the encrypted social media app, Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested on August 24 at Le Bourget airport near Paris as he was departing his private jet.
Durov's arrest has triggered a heated debate with most influencers seeing it as an onslaught on free speech. A hashtag #FreeDurov popped up on X.
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Demons are losing control: influencers react to Pavel Durov's detainment Part 1/Part 2 The CEO and founder of the encrypted social media app, Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested on August 24 at Le Bourget airport near Paris as he was departing his private…
Do Western governments want to control Telegram better? Part 2/Part 1
In addition to ridiculing France's accusations against Durov, social media users recall that the Telegram CEO had told US journalist, Tucker Carlson, that Western intelligence agencies were after him, apparently seeking to use his platform to spy on users. As of 2024, the messenger has around 900 million monthly active users.
💬 Mario Nawfal, named an "omnipresent Twitter celebrity" by NBC, wondered why Western corporate press stays mute about the Telegram CEO's arrest. In a separate tweet, the influencer alleged that "the US wanted to control Telegram better." He cited an excerpt from Durov's interview to Carlson, in which the Russian tech prodigy described how US cyber-security officers approached a Telegram engineer seeking a backdoor to the messenger. "Whenever I would go to the US, I would have two FBI agents greet me at the airport, asking questions," Durov said at the time.
💬 For his part, crypto investor, Shaun Maguire, compared Durov's detainment to Vint Cerf and Rob Kahn (inventors of TCP and IP) being arrested because the Internet "is being used for drug dealers to communicate with each other, and they were unwilling to install a back door." Elon Musk agreed on this observation with one word – "Exactly."
💬 Robert Malone, a US medical doctor and an infectious-disease researcher, who threw into question the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines in 2021, also took to X to comment on Durov's arrest: "I am sickened by Pavel Durov's arrest. France is another unsafe country to travel to. The Western world has gone crazy."
💬 Kim Dotcom, an X conservative influencer, warned that "the crackdown against free speech escalates."
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In addition to ridiculing France's accusations against Durov, social media users recall that the Telegram CEO had told US journalist, Tucker Carlson, that Western intelligence agencies were after him, apparently seeking to use his platform to spy on users. As of 2024, the messenger has around 900 million monthly active users.
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❗️The Russian Embassy in Paris has asked the French authorities for an immediate explanation of the reasons for Durov's detention, the diplomatic mission told Sputnik, adding that it demanded that Paris protect the rights of Durov and provide consular access…
Russia sent a note demanding access to Durov, but France perceives his French citizenship as the primary one, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, told Sputnik.
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❗️Russia's President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with commanders overseeing combat missions in the territories bordering Ukraine, the Kremlin informed.
The commander of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, the commander of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, the commander of the separate 11th airborne assault brigade, the commander of the 56th airborne assault regiment and the commander of the 51st Parachute Regiment reported to the President on the situation at the line of contact.
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The commander of the 810th Marine Brigade of the Black Sea Fleet, the commander of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet, the commander of the separate 11th airborne assault brigade, the commander of the 56th airborne assault regiment and the commander of the 51st Parachute Regiment reported to the President on the situation at the line of contact.
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Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said he had reached out to dozens of counterparts worldwide to explain the reason behind Israel's "preemptive" strikes against Lebanon.
While Israel does not want to engage in a full-scale war, it will do whatever is necessary to safeguard its citizens, Katz added.
Lebanese movement Hezbollah said it fired more than 320 rockets and dozens of drones toward Israel, hitting 11 Israeli military targets, in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander in Beirut last month.
The Israeli military said that about 100 Israeli warplanes have destroyed more than 1,000 Hezbollah projectiles aimed at northern and central Israel.
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"I informed them that Israel acted after definitively identifying a large-scale planned attack of missiles and drones by the Hezbollah terrorist organization against targets in Israel, and we delivered a preemptive strike to prevent the assault and protect Israeli citizens and territory," Katz said on X.
While Israel does not want to engage in a full-scale war, it will do whatever is necessary to safeguard its citizens, Katz added.
Lebanese movement Hezbollah said it fired more than 320 rockets and dozens of drones toward Israel, hitting 11 Israeli military targets, in retaliation for the killing of a senior commander in Beirut last month.
The Israeli military said that about 100 Israeli warplanes have destroyed more than 1,000 Hezbollah projectiles aimed at northern and central Israel.
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❗️Latest reports by the Russian Defense Ministry on Russia's repulsion of Ukraine's attack in the Kursk region:
▪️Ukraine lost over 300 troops in Russia’s Kursk region over past 24 hours, total tally rises past 5,800.
▪️Su-25 crews hit concentrations of Ukrainian troops and equipment in border area of Russia's Kursk region with air missiles, all targets destroyed.
▪️Ukrainian attacks in the direction of Vishnevka, Pogrebki and Spalnoye thwarted in Kursk direction, up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers killed or wounded.
▪️Operation to destroy Ukrainian forces in border areas of Kursk region continues.
▪️Russian Armed Forces continue reconnaissance and search operations to identify and destroy Ukrainian sabotage groups attempting to penetrate deep into Russian territory.
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▪️Ukraine lost over 300 troops in Russia’s Kursk region over past 24 hours, total tally rises past 5,800.
▪️Su-25 crews hit concentrations of Ukrainian troops and equipment in border area of Russia's Kursk region with air missiles, all targets destroyed.
▪️Ukrainian attacks in the direction of Vishnevka, Pogrebki and Spalnoye thwarted in Kursk direction, up to 40 Ukrainian soldiers killed or wounded.
▪️Operation to destroy Ukrainian forces in border areas of Kursk region continues.
▪️Russian Armed Forces continue reconnaissance and search operations to identify and destroy Ukrainian sabotage groups attempting to penetrate deep into Russian territory.
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💬Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev on Telegram founder Pavel Durov's detainment:
He added that Durov had thought his biggest problems were in Russia, so he left the country and obtained citizenship and residence permits in other states. He wanted to be a brilliant "man of the world" who would live without a homeland.
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"Once, quite a long time ago, I asked Durov why he did not want to cooperate with law enforcement agencies on serious crimes. 'This is my principled position,' he said. 'Then there will be serious problems in any country,' I told him," Medvedev wrote.
He added that Durov had thought his biggest problems were in Russia, so he left the country and obtained citizenship and residence permits in other states. He wanted to be a brilliant "man of the world" who would live without a homeland.
"He miscalculated. He is Russian, all our common enemies are unpredictable and dangerous of a different blood. Definitely not Musk or Zuckerberg (who, by the way, is actively cooperating with the FBI). Durov must finally understand that the Fatherland, like the times, is not chosen…" Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman concluded.
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'Now they have leverage': why US State Department likely behind Durov's detention
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"What they want to do is not kill Telegram like they wanted to kill WikiLeaks. They want to control it. And the problem was they didn't have the ability to put sufficient pressure on Pavel to break his will as he was living in Dubai, but now, they have leverage. And I believe that's the purpose of this prosecution," Mike Benz, a former Trump State Department official said.
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