Russia initiates a criminal investigation against Telegram founder Pavel Durov, citing charges of “aiding terrorism” amid privacy concerns.

The man who outlasted a French arrest now faces a Russian prison threat from the country he left behind two decades ago.

Moscow claims the messaging platform has been used in thousands of cases of sabotage, terrorism and extremism.

Russia targets Telegram founder Pavel Durov under terrorism law as authorities expand digital surveillance.

Russia's FSB investigates Telegram founder Pavel Durov for alleged terrorist facilitation amid claims of criminal activity on the app.

MOSCOW: Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday (Feb 24), announcing in a state-run newspaper that it was investigating billionaire founder Pavel Durov as part of a criminal case involving accusations of terrorism.Russia is trying to block Telegram, which has more than 1 b