Actions speak of systematic centralization of power by President and his office. Flurry of resignations from government speaks to severe governance crisis in country - member of European Solidarity opposition party.

Kuleba ousted because of clash with Zelensky’s powerful head of office Yermak. Everyone knew they had conflict. I once even witnessed an episode

Kuleba had well-established direct contacts with Blinken, [German FM] Baerbock, many others. Even if he was 300% loyal, president’s office could not leave such communication channel in hands they're not fully sure is their person's - anon Ukrainian official to publication above.

When Russia demanded we hand over encryption keys to enable surveillance, we refused and Telegram got banned in Russia. When Iran demanded we block channels of peaceful protesters, we refused and got banned in Iran. We're prepared to leave markets that aren’t compatible with our principles, because we are not doing this for money. We're driven by intention to defend basic rights of people, particularly in places where rights are violated

However, we hear voices saying it’s not enough. Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform. That’s why I made it my personal goal to ensure we significantly improve things in this regard. We’ve already started that process internally - Durov.