❗️Pavel Durov has visited Russia more than 50 times since his "exile" in 2014
After the crypto fiasco in the US, he returned to his homeland, after which the Kremlin immediately stopped blocking Telegram, and Durov promised his investors to pay off all debts the very next day
In April 2014, Durov sold his stake in VKontakte to the Russian special services and left the country with the words:
Since then, the media has written about only one visit by Durov — in the fall of 2014, he came for a few days to sell his data center ICVA Ltd. Already in exile, Pavel and his brother Nikolai began developing a new messenger - Telegram.
However, as it turned out, Durov came to Russia many times a year in 2015-2017 and in 2020-2021
This became known from an analysis of the largest FSB leak — the Kordon border service database
After the crypto fiasco in the US, he returned to his homeland, after which the Kremlin immediately stopped blocking Telegram, and Durov promised his investors to pay off all debts the very next day
In April 2014, Durov sold his stake in VKontakte to the Russian special services and left the country with the words:
"There is no way back. Especially after I publicly refused to cooperate with the authorities."
Since then, the media has written about only one visit by Durov — in the fall of 2014, he came for a few days to sell his data center ICVA Ltd. Already in exile, Pavel and his brother Nikolai began developing a new messenger - Telegram.
However, as it turned out, Durov came to Russia many times a year in 2015-2017 and in 2020-2021
This became known from an analysis of the largest FSB leak — the Kordon border service database
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Chronicles of Troubled Times: prologue to WWIII
❗️Pavel Durov has visited Russia more than 50 times since his "exile" in 2014 After the crypto fiasco in the US, he returned to his homeland, after which the Kremlin immediately stopped blocking Telegram, and Durov promised his investors to pay off all debts…
Pavel Durov entered Russia more than 50 times between 2015 and 2021 — details
Durov was in Russia during all the key periods for the messenger - when the FSB demanded to hand over encryption keys in 2017, and when Roskomnadzor lifted the block on Telegram in 2020, and when Telegram deleted the bots of Navalny's team in 2021...
Durov didn't hide his trips - he flew between St. Petersburg and European cities by Aeroflot flights, often went to Helsinki on Russian Railways trains or in his Maybach. Sometimes he was back an hour after crossing the border.
▫️In 2018, Durov raised $1.7 billion in two rounds from more than 170 investors, including Russian billionaires Yuri Milner and Roman Abramovich, former minister Mikhail Abyzov, oligarch Said Gutseriev and major venture funds, to launch TON and the Gram cryptocurrency.
In March 2020, a New York court blocked the release of Gram, and in order to avoid bankruptcy, Durov was forced to put his main brainchild, Telegram, on the line.
On June 4, 2020, the following message appeared on Pavel Durov's official channel:
On June 18, 2020, Durov was in St. Petersburg — that evening he boarded a plane from Pulkovo to Belgrade.
On the same day, June 18, 2020, Roskomnadzor suddenly issued a statement about ending the blocking of Telegram in Russia in agreement with the Prosecutor General's Office:
Durov spent the next two days in Belgrade, where a Serbian notary read him the settlement agreement between Telegram Group Inc. and the SEC in the TON case, according to court documents.
According to this settlement agreement, Durov after his visit to Russia, took on the obligation to immediately return $1.193 billion to investors, pay another $30.6 million over three years, pay a fine of $18.5 million in the US, and inform the United States of his plans to issue crypto assets.
▫️After October 2021, Durov no longer visited Russia — instead of him, his personal assistant, who previously prepared Durov's visits to the country, regularly goes there, which follows from the same FSB database. This same assistant accompanied him on a trip to Azerbaijan before his arrest in France.
Durov's assistant didn't respond to journalists' questions on social media or by email. During a phone call, he refused to communicate and hung up.
Durov was in Russia during all the key periods for the messenger - when the FSB demanded to hand over encryption keys in 2017, and when Roskomnadzor lifted the block on Telegram in 2020, and when Telegram deleted the bots of Navalny's team in 2021...
Durov didn't hide his trips - he flew between St. Petersburg and European cities by Aeroflot flights, often went to Helsinki on Russian Railways trains or in his Maybach. Sometimes he was back an hour after crossing the border.
▫️In 2018, Durov raised $1.7 billion in two rounds from more than 170 investors, including Russian billionaires Yuri Milner and Roman Abramovich, former minister Mikhail Abyzov, oligarch Said Gutseriev and major venture funds, to launch TON and the Gram cryptocurrency.
In March 2020, a New York court blocked the release of Gram, and in order to avoid bankruptcy, Durov was forced to put his main brainchild, Telegram, on the line.
On June 4, 2020, the following message appeared on Pavel Durov's official channel:
"Not long ago, State Duma deputies Fedot Tumusov and Dmitry Ionin proposed unblocking Telegram in Russia.
I welcome this initiative. Unblocking ... could have a positive impact on innovative development and national security of the country."
On June 18, 2020, Durov was in St. Petersburg — that evening he boarded a plane from Pulkovo to Belgrade.
On the same day, June 18, 2020, Roskomnadzor suddenly issued a statement about ending the blocking of Telegram in Russia in agreement with the Prosecutor General's Office:
"We positively assess the readiness expressed by the founder of Telegram to counter terrorism and extremism."
Durov spent the next two days in Belgrade, where a Serbian notary read him the settlement agreement between Telegram Group Inc. and the SEC in the TON case, according to court documents.
According to this settlement agreement, Durov after his visit to Russia, took on the obligation to immediately return $1.193 billion to investors, pay another $30.6 million over three years, pay a fine of $18.5 million in the US, and inform the United States of his plans to issue crypto assets.
▫️After October 2021, Durov no longer visited Russia — instead of him, his personal assistant, who previously prepared Durov's visits to the country, regularly goes there, which follows from the same FSB database. This same assistant accompanied him on a trip to Azerbaijan before his arrest in France.
Durov's assistant didn't respond to journalists' questions on social media or by email. During a phone call, he refused to communicate and hung up.
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Павел Дуров приезжал в Россию более 50 раз с момента «изгнания» в 2014-м
Он был в России и когда с ним судилась ФСБ, и в тот самый день, когда Кремль публично отказался от претензий к «Телеграму»
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⚡️⚡️🔥 The Ukrainian Armed Forces have broken through the border in the Belgorod region. Fighting is underway. Akhmat battalion has fled
⚡️⚡️🔥 ВСУ прорвали границу в Белгородской области. Идут бои. Батальон Ахмат бежал
⚡️⚡️🔥 ВСУ прорвали границу в Белгородской области. Идут бои. Батальон Ахмат бежал
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🤔 Похоже, история с задержанием Дурова серьезней, чем кажется
🇷🇺🇦🇪🇫🇷 После того, как в доступе к задержанному основателю Telegram было отказано Российскому МИДу, с аналогичной просьбой к французским властям обратились Арабские Эмираты.
ОАЭ «внимательно следят за этим делом» и предоставление «всех необходимых консульских услуг» является «неотложным делом», говорится в заявлении
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🇷🇺🇦🇪🇫🇷 После того, как в доступе к задержанному основателю Telegram было отказано Российскому МИДу, с аналогичной просьбой к французским властям обратились Арабские Эмираты.
ОАЭ «внимательно следят за этим делом» и предоставление «всех необходимых консульских услуг» является «неотложным делом», говорится в заявлении
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Bloomberg.com
UAE Wants France to Give it Access to Detained Telegram Founder
The United Arab Emirates asked French officials for access to the detained founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, who’s a citizen of the Gulf state.
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🤔 It seems the story of Durov's detention is more serious than it initially seemed
🇷🇺🇦🇪🇫🇷 After the Russian Foreign Ministry was denied access to the detained Telegram founder, the United Arab Emirates made a similar request to the French authorities.
The UAE is “closely following the case,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Providing him with “all the necessary consular services” is “an urgent manner.”
🇷🇺🇦🇪🇫🇷 After the Russian Foreign Ministry was denied access to the detained Telegram founder, the United Arab Emirates made a similar request to the French authorities.
The UAE is “closely following the case,” the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Providing him with “all the necessary consular services” is “an urgent manner.”
❗️Директор Службы внешней разведки РФ Сергей Нарышкин выразил надежду, что Дуров не раскроет Западу «чувствительную для России информацию»
Значит, у Дурова явно есть козыри на руках, и козыри серьёзные!
❗️Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin expressed hope that Durov will not disclose “sensitive for Russia information” to the West
This means that Durov clearly has trump cards in hand, and serious ones!
«Я очень рассчитываю, что он этого не допустит», — заявил Нарышкин
❗️Director of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin expressed hope that Durov will not disclose “sensitive for Russia information” to the West
“I really hope that he will not allow this,” Naryshkin said
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Нарышкин не поверил в то, что Дуров раскроет Западу чувствительные данные
Нарышкин считает, что Дуров не допустит раскрытия важной для России информации. Дурова задержали 24 августа, в его деле содержатся обвинения в 12 преступлениях
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Chronicles of Troubled Times: prologue to WWIII
🤔 It seems the story of Durov's detention is more serious than it initially seemed 🇷🇺🇦🇪🇫🇷 After the Russian Foreign Ministry was denied access to the detained Telegram founder, the United Arab Emirates made a similar request to the French authorities. The…
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Объединенные Арабские Эмираты заморозили реализацию контракта на закупку 80 французских истребителей после ареста Дурова.
https://twitter.com/dana916/status/1828473343470620691
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Объединенные Арабские Эмираты заморозили реализацию контракта на закупку 80 французских истребителей после ареста Дурова.
https://twitter.com/dana916/status/1828473343470620691
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🇦🇪⚔️🇫🇷The United Arab Emirates has frozen the implementation of a contract to purchase 80 fighter jets from France after the arrest of Pavel Durov.
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🇫🇷🇮🇳🇰🇷 Вслед за Францией о претензиях к Telegram объявили Индия и Южная Корея
▫️Индия ведёт расследование против Telegram и, в зависимости от результатов, может даже забанить мессенджер, — Times of India
▫️Комиссия по стандартам связи Южной Кореи проведёт заседание, чтобы принять меры по борьбе с порнодипфейками кореянок в Telegram, — Reuters.
▫️Индия ведёт расследование против Telegram и, в зависимости от результатов, может даже забанить мессенджер, — Times of India
«Индийское правительство также начало расследование в отношении платформы с потенциальным запретом в зависимости от результатов. Согласно отчету, правительство расследует Telegram в связи с предполагаемым неправомерным использованием в преступных целях, таких как вымогательство и азартные игры»
▫️Комиссия по стандартам связи Южной Кореи проведёт заседание, чтобы принять меры по борьбе с порнодипфейками кореянок в Telegram, — Reuters.
«Общественный резонанс нарастает, поскольку в этих чатах с дипфейковым порно в Telegram приняли участие около 220 000 человек», — Korea Times.
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Telegram may be banned in India if 'these charges come true' - The Times of India
TECH NEWS : The Indian government has been investigating Telegram for its alleged use in criminal activities like extortion and gambling. This investigation follo
🇫🇷🇮🇳🇰🇷 Following France, India and South Korea Announce Claims Against Telegram
▫️India is investigating Telegram and, depending on the results, may even ban the messenger, — Times of India
▫️South Korea's Communications Standards Commission plans to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss measures to counter sexually explicit deepfakes, — Reuters
▫️India is investigating Telegram and, depending on the results, may even ban the messenger, — Times of India
"The government is investigating Telegram over its alleged misuse in criminal activities such as extortion and gambling, a government official said, adding the messaging app could even be banned depending on the probe’s findings."
▫️South Korea's Communications Standards Commission plans to hold a meeting on Wednesday to discuss measures to counter sexually explicit deepfakes, — Reuters
"Fear is growing, with nearly 220,000 members estimated to have participated in these deepfake porn chat rooms on Telegram," — Korea Times
Reuters
South Korea vows tougher stance after outcry over sexual deepfakes in Telegram chatrooms
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Tuesday called for digital sex crimes to be thoroughly investigated after media reported that sexually explicit deepfake images and videos of South Korean women were often found in Telegram chatrooms.
⁉️Politico: Президент Макрон и значительная часть истеблишмента Франции для работы и общения используют Telegram
По словам источников, собственная партия Макрона, Renaissance, «еще с первых дней президентской кампании (2017 год) использует Telegram для отправки публичных сообщений журналистам на частном канале, который включает 150 представителей прессы.
У Макрона также есть свой личный канал, где публикуются его заявления и последние новости.
Как ни парадоксально, но то же самое делает и Министерство внутренних дел Франции 🤷🏻
Всё это вызвало серьезную обеспокоенность со стороны французских спецслужб, «призывавших прекратить пользование российским мессенджером из-за слежки»
Напомним, Дурова собираются допросить из-за прослушки телефона Макрона через защищенную сеть Tg
❗️Прошлый раз телефоны Макрона и еще 14 министров его кабинета взломали в 2019 с помощью программы Pegasus, шпионского ПО производства израильской компании NSO Group.
❗️Российские спецслужбы также взламывали телефон британского премьера Лиз Трасс в 2022
По словам источников, собственная партия Макрона, Renaissance, «еще с первых дней президентской кампании (2017 год) использует Telegram для отправки публичных сообщений журналистам на частном канале, который включает 150 представителей прессы.
У Макрона также есть свой личный канал, где публикуются его заявления и последние новости.
Как ни парадоксально, но то же самое делает и Министерство внутренних дел Франции 🤷🏻
Всё это вызвало серьезную обеспокоенность со стороны французских спецслужб, «призывавших прекратить пользование российским мессенджером из-за слежки»
Напомним, Дурова собираются допросить из-за прослушки телефона Макрона через защищенную сеть Tg
❗️Прошлый раз телефоны Макрона и еще 14 министров его кабинета взломали в 2019 с помощью программы Pegasus, шпионского ПО производства израильской компании NSO Group.
❗️Российские спецслужбы также взламывали телефон британского премьера Лиз Трасс в 2022
POLITICO
Macron loves Telegram. French judges hate it. – POLITICO
France’s president is an avid user of the app and POLITICO saw he was online “recently.” That didn’t shield Telegram CEO Pavel Durov from arrest.
⁉️Politico: Telegram is avidly used within political and media circles in France, including by President Emmanuel Macron, who has used the messaging app for nearly a decade
Macron's own party, Renaissance, has been using Telegram since the early days of the presidential campaign (2017) to send public messages to journalists on a private channel that includes 150 members of the press, the sources said.
Macron also has his own personal channel, where his statements and latest news are published.
Oddly enough, so does the French Interior Ministry 🤷🏻♂️
All this caused serious concern on the part of the French intel services, who “called for stopping the use of the Russian messenger due to surveillance.”
Recall that investigators are going to question Durov over wiretapping of Macron's phone via the secure Tg network
❗️The last time Macron and 14 other cabinet ministers had their phones hacked was in 2019, using Pegasus, a spyware program by the Israeli company NSO Group.
❗️Russian intel also hacked the phone of British PM Liz Truss in 2022, after which she was forced to resign
Macron's own party, Renaissance, has been using Telegram since the early days of the presidential campaign (2017) to send public messages to journalists on a private channel that includes 150 members of the press, the sources said.
Macron also has his own personal channel, where his statements and latest news are published.
Oddly enough, so does the French Interior Ministry 🤷🏻♂️
All this caused serious concern on the part of the French intel services, who “called for stopping the use of the Russian messenger due to surveillance.”
Recall that investigators are going to question Durov over wiretapping of Macron's phone via the secure Tg network
❗️The last time Macron and 14 other cabinet ministers had their phones hacked was in 2019, using Pegasus, a spyware program by the Israeli company NSO Group.
❗️Russian intel also hacked the phone of British PM Liz Truss in 2022, after which she was forced to resign
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🇷🇺☠️🇫🇷 The Russian hacker group EvilWeb, closely linked to Russian security agencies, attacked the website of the French National Cybersecurity Agency, which is handling the Durov case.
▫️EvilWeb also hacked two airports in France: Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne and Marseille Provence - and a French currency broker, pumping out 230,000 user accounts
EvilWeb reported all of their "feats" on their Tg-channel, as well as that they were "extremely tired"
🇷🇺☠️🇫🇷 Российская хакерская группировка EvilWeb, тесно связанная с силовыми структурами, атаковала сайт французского агентства по национальной кибербезопасности, которое ведёт дело Дурова.
▫️EvilWeb также взломали два аэропорта Франции: Биарриц - Англет - Байонна и Марсель Прованс - и французского валютного брокера, выкачав 230.000 учетных записей пользователей
Обо всех своих "подвигах" EvilWeb сообщили в своем Tg-канале, а также о том, что "крайне устали"
▫️EvilWeb also hacked two airports in France: Biarritz-Anglet-Bayonne and Marseille Provence - and a French currency broker, pumping out 230,000 user accounts
EvilWeb reported all of their "feats" on their Tg-channel, as well as that they were "extremely tired"
🇷🇺☠️🇫🇷 Российская хакерская группировка EvilWeb, тесно связанная с силовыми структурами, атаковала сайт французского агентства по национальной кибербезопасности, которое ведёт дело Дурова.
▫️EvilWeb также взломали два аэропорта Франции: Биарриц - Англет - Байонна и Марсель Прованс - и французского валютного брокера, выкачав 230.000 учетных записей пользователей
Обо всех своих "подвигах" EvilWeb сообщили в своем Tg-канале, а также о том, что "крайне устали"
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Forbes: Бывшая гражданская жена Дурова и мать его троих детей, швейцарская переводчица Ирина Болгар подала иск к Дурову в Швейцарии.
В уголовном иске, поданном в Женеве в марте 2023 года, Болгар утверждает, что Дуров пять раз с 2021 по 2022 год применил физическое насилие к их младшему сыну, родившемуся в сентябре 2017 года. Это привело к травмам, в том числе к сотрясению мозга, а также к проблемам со сном у ребёнка.
Кроме того, Болгар заявляет, что Дуров перестал выплачивать алименты в размере €150 тысяч в месяц (15 млн руб) и требует передать ей единоличную опеку над их детьми.
В уголовном иске, поданном в Женеве в марте 2023 года, Болгар утверждает, что Дуров пять раз с 2021 по 2022 год применил физическое насилие к их младшему сыну, родившемуся в сентябре 2017 года. Это привело к травмам, в том числе к сотрясению мозга, а также к проблемам со сном у ребёнка.
Кроме того, Болгар заявляет, что Дуров перестал выплачивать алименты в размере €150 тысяч в месяц (15 млн руб) и требует передать ей единоличную опеку над их детьми.
Forbes
Telegram Billionaire, Who Was Arrested In France, Faces Unrelated Criminal Complaint In Switzerland
Billionaire Telegram CEO Pavel Durov's arrest in France is not his only legal trouble. He's also subject to a criminal complaint in Switzerland, Forbes has learned.
Forbes: Durov's former common-law wife and mother of his three children, Swiss translator Irina Bolgar, has filed a lawsuit against Durov in Switzerland.
The criminal complaint in Geneva, filed in March 2023, alleges that between 2021 and 2022 Durov was five times physically violent towards their youngest son, born in September 2017. This resulted in injuries, including a concussion, and sleep problems for the child.
Ms. Bolgar also claims that Durov stopped paying alimony in the amount of €150,000 per month and demands that she be given sole custody of their children.
The criminal complaint in Geneva, filed in March 2023, alleges that between 2021 and 2022 Durov was five times physically violent towards their youngest son, born in September 2017. This resulted in injuries, including a concussion, and sleep problems for the child.
Ms. Bolgar also claims that Durov stopped paying alimony in the amount of €150,000 per month and demands that she be given sole custody of their children.
⚡️Сооснователь Telegram, брат Павла Дурова Николай объявлен в розыск во Франции, — Politico
Ордера на арест Павла Дурова и его старшего брата Николая были выданы французскими властями еще 25 марта — после того, как Telegram «не дал ответа» на судебный запрос об идентификации пользователя, обвиняемого в сексуальном насилии над детьми. В ордере констатируется «практически полное отсутствие сотрудничества Telegram» с французскими и европейскими властями по этому и другим делам.
▫️Николая Дурова называют мозгом компании, именно он разработал платформу ВКонтакте, Telegram и основные принципы шифрования MTProto.
Ордера на арест Павла Дурова и его старшего брата Николая были выданы французскими властями еще 25 марта — после того, как Telegram «не дал ответа» на судебный запрос об идентификации пользователя, обвиняемого в сексуальном насилии над детьми. В ордере констатируется «практически полное отсутствие сотрудничества Telegram» с французскими и европейскими властями по этому и другим делам.
▫️Николая Дурова называют мозгом компании, именно он разработал платформу ВКонтакте, Telegram и основные принципы шифрования MTProto.
POLITICO
Telegram CEO’s brother also wanted by French authorities – POLITICO
Arrest warrants for Pavel and Nikolai Durov were issued months earlier than previously known.
⚡️Telegram co-founder, Pavel Durov's brother Nikolay put on the wanted list in France — Politico
Arrest warrants for Pavel and Nikolai Durov were issued by French authorities on March 25, after Telegram gave "no answer" to an earlier judicial request to identify a Telegram user, accused of sexually abusing children. The warrant stresses "Telegram's almost non-existent cooperation" with both French and European authorities with French and European authorities in this and other cases.
▫️Nikolay Durov is called the brain of the company; he developed the VKontakte platform, Telegram, and the basic principles of MTProto encryption.
Arrest warrants for Pavel and Nikolai Durov were issued by French authorities on March 25, after Telegram gave "no answer" to an earlier judicial request to identify a Telegram user, accused of sexually abusing children. The warrant stresses "Telegram's almost non-existent cooperation" with both French and European authorities with French and European authorities in this and other cases.
▫️Nikolay Durov is called the brain of the company; he developed the VKontakte platform, Telegram, and the basic principles of MTProto encryption.
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⚡️⚡️Durov was taken to court, — AFP
His detention could be extended for another 48 hours if he does not agree to provide access to his phone.
⚡️⚡️Дуров доставлен в суд, — AFP
Содержание под стражей может продлиться еще на 48 часов, если он не согласится предоставить доступ к своему телефону.
His detention could be extended for another 48 hours if he does not agree to provide access to his phone.
⚡️⚡️Дуров доставлен в суд, — AFP
Содержание под стражей может продлиться еще на 48 часов, если он не согласится предоставить доступ к своему телефону.