00:02Russia has issued an international warning notice for Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov
00:08over accusations of complicity in terrorism. Moscow accuses Russian-born Durov of failing
00:15to remove channels, chats and bots used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies and quote
00:21extremist organizations that it says contributed to attacks killing civilians.
00:26Russia's investigative committee said it was separately examining criminal cases involving
00:32the recruitment of teenagers into alleged terrorism and sabotage to a chatbot. The Kremlin
00:39frequently targets its political enemies on charges of supporting terrorism or extremism.
00:46Durov, who has lived outside Russia for years and holds French and UAE passports,
00:51described the case as politically motivated. The 41-year-old lives in France where he has
00:57also faced legal issues over allegations over the spread of illegal content on Telegram.
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