Vyacheslav Volodin, the chairman of Russia's State Duma has claimed that the United States, through France, attempted to take control of Telegram.
A former aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the U.S. of being behind the arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging platform.The 39-year-old billionaire was arrested in France on August 24 as part of an investigation into crimes related to child pornography, drug trafficking, and fraudulent transactions on the platform, the French government said on Monday.
It was launched in 2013 by Russian brothers Pavel and Nikolai Durov.After Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Telegram became the main source of information and content from from combat zones and the front lines on both sides of the war.The encrypted social media app is frequently used by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian officials to post updates on the ongoing conflict.
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