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Russia issues international arrest warrant for Telegram founder Durov

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".

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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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