Russia Issues Arrest Warrant for Telegram Founder Pavel Durov: Report

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Russia's Federal Security Service has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity and issued an international arrest warrant, alleging the messenger failed to remove content used by Ukrainian intelligence and extremist groups to coordinate sabotage, killings and cyber fraud. The move heightens security and regulatory risks for the crypto ecosystem that relies on Telegram for token launches, fundraising and DeFi coordination, potentially slowing adoption and complicating messaging-based project operations.
According to several reports, Russia’s Federal Security Service has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity and issued an international warrant for his arrest.
The agency alleged that the messenger app failed to remove content used by Ukrainian intelligence services as well as terrorist and extremist organizations to coordinate sabotage, mass killings, cyber fraud, and other attacks against Russia.
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