News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free ...

Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, is reportedly under criminal investigation by Russian authorities for “abetting ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Pavel Durov, the founder of the Telegram messaging app, said Tuesday that the Russian government had opened a ...

Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled app ...

Russia has opened an investigation into Telegram founder Pavel Durov for “abetting terrorist activities”, in the latest sign that his uneasy relationship with the Kremlin has broken down. Two Russian ...

On February 24, 2026, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officially opened a criminal investigation into Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of the ...

Pavel Durov, Telegram's founder, faces a criminal probe in Russia for 'aiding terrorism.' Accusations hint at attempts to ...

Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov is under investigation in Russia for supporting terrorist activities, the government newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette) reported on Tuesday. The report is ...

After moving to restrict access to the messaging app earlier this month, Russia has also now opened a criminal investigation into its founder and CEO, Reuters reports. Durov responded in a post on X ...

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 24 - Russia stepped up its bid to subjugate the Telegram messaging app on Tuesday, announcing in a state-run newspaper that it was investigating billionaire founder ...

Russia has opened a terrorism-related criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov amid new blocks on the app and a push for a state-controlled alternative, according to Russian state media ...

On Tuesday, Telegram founder Pavel Durov hit back at Russian authorities as Moscow tightens its grip on foreign apps. Russia ...