The topic of release is that it is known about the detention of Pavel Durov in France Pavel Durov has been in custody in France for a day, but there is still no official information about the very fact of detention, nor about claims to him. However, the sources of French television channels in local law enforcement agencies have already explained that for the refusal to cooperate Durov, they want to impose complicity in all unlawful matters that were turning through his platform.

From the very beginning, Telegram owed its success to Pavel Durov's principled position - never to cooperate with any intelligence services. The intelligence services paid him back in the same coin - claims against Durov arose in all major countries where Telegram operates. We tell you where and what accusations were brought against the messenger and its owner. Russia Until 2014, Durov remained a co-owner and head of VKontakte, the largest social network in Russia that he founded.

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Russian politicians and propagandists have spoken out about the detention of Pavel Durov, rushing to accuse Western countries of double standards and violating freedom of speech. Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson and representatives of the crypto community decided to support the founder of Telegram.

The Russian embassy in France has requested consular access to Pavel Durov, who was detained in Paris the day before, and accused the French authorities of refusing to cooperate on the matter. Russian diplomats are in contact with the Telegram founder's lawyer following news of the arrest. "As of today, the French side has so far avoided engaging on this issue," the embassy said in a statement. Durov is a citizen of both Russia and France.

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