Russia issues wanted notice for Telegram founder

Russia has announced that it has issued an international wanted notice for Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov over accusations of "complicity in terrorism."

Moscow has escalated its pressure on Telegram, accusing the platform of hosting tools used to coordinate deadly attacks and sabotage across Russia.

Russia’s main domestic security agency said that Pavel Durov, the founder of messaging app Telegram, has been charged with “aiding terrorism” and put on an international wanted list.The charges against Mr Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, come as Russian authorities restrict Tel

Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, come as the Russian authorities re

Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with “aiding terrorism” and put on an international wanted list.

Charges against Durov come as Russia restricts Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country.

Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list

The FSB says the charges are related to Telegram's failure to remove material 'used by Ukrainian special services and by terrorist and extremist organizations to prepare and coordinate acts of sabotage and terrorism... within the Russian Federation'

Russia charged the messaging app's founder Pavel Durov with terrorism charges on Wednesday.

1 min readUpdated: Jul 29, 2026 12:28 PM IST Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov, center, smiles following his meeting with Indonesian Communication and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta, Indonesia on August. (AP) Russia on Wednesday charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with “aiding terrorism” and has put the mess

MOSCOW, July 29 - Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Wednesday that it had charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities, and that it had issued an international warrant for his arrest.

Russia’s main domestic security agency says the founder of the messaging app Telegram has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list

Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism and puts him on wanted list  AP News

Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been charged with facilitating terrorist activity, as the messaging app’s operators do not remove channels and bots used to coordinate terrorist attacks and acts of sabotage in Russia. The Federal Security Service (FSB) made the announcement, Interfax reported.

Russia charged billionaire Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, accusing him of allowing the popular messaging app to be used by Ukrainian security services.

Russia's FSB charges Telegram founder Durov with facilitating terrorism, Ifax says  Reuters

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