Kremlin Warns France Against Trying to 'Intimidate' Telegram Founder Durov
Kremlin Warns France Against Trying to 'Intimidate' Telegram Founder Durov
The Kremlin said Tuesday that France had leveled "very serious" charges against Telegram CEO Pavel Durov and warned Paris against trying to intimidate the tech entrepreneur after he was arrested in Paris over the weekend.
When the Kremlin is warning you not to do something, you're probably on the right track.
I wasn't sure about this. But now I know that it was a good idea to arrest the guy.
Because that website is named "Moscow times" I checked.
Despite the name they're legit, they can't even operate in Russia anymore, because they'll be arrested by the Russian government:
Following the passage of a law restricting coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in March 2022, the newspaper moved its main editors to Amsterdam.[1][39] On 15 April, Roskomnadzor blocked access to the Russian-language website of The Moscow Times in Russia after it had published what authorities called a false report on Russian riot police officers refusing to participate in the invasion.[7][8] To make the website available within Russia despite blocks, it registered a range of domain names, sending links to the next current domain to readers via Telegram when one is blocked.[40]
On 17 March 2023, The Moscow Times said it has been designated a ‘foreign agent’ by Russia's justice ministry, which accused The Moscow Times of spreading inaccurate information about authorities' decisions, thereby forming a negative image of Russia. The Moscow Times said that the foreign agent legislation had been "disproportionately used”.[41]
On July 10, 2024, the Prosecutor General of Russia declared The Moscow Times an undesirable organization.[42] This designation practically bans the Times from operating in Russia, as anyone working for them or interacting with them (such as by agreeing to be interviewed) could potentially be prosecuted and sent to jail.[43]
Yeah, Putin basically blacklisted them, which is a shining endorsement in my book.
Because that website is named "Moscow times" I checked.
It's based in the Netherlands and is quite critical of Putin and company. It's not Russian state propaganda, if that's what you mean.
Or what, Vlad? Or what?
? Until yesterday weren't they hating him to the point that he had to give away vkontakte and had to flee in dubai??
I suspect that the Kremlin has picked up on the fact that a lot of people around the world are not too keen on Paris going after the guy and sees the chance for a big propaganda win here.
New message from the Kremlin on what we should do!
Flush
Never have I heard a better reason to waterboard somebody.
I think it's very important to note that Telegram was once banned in Russia, then Telegram and Russia reached some sort of an agreement, and Telegram has been allowed in Russia every since.
And they want us to believe he’s a dissident to the putin regime. I’m sure we’ll find out he’s an asset
Devastating
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