Pavel Durov's detention - TASS

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France temporarily lifts court-mandated supervision over Telegram founder Durov — source

Telegram co-founder Durov leaves France for Dubai with judges’ permission — AFP

Telegram may hand over user data of rule violators to authorities

Pavel Durov shows no interest in contacts with Russian authorities — envoy

Telegram founder Durov complying with court-ordered terms of supervision — prosecutor

Laure Beko also said that the decision to launch an investigation directly against Pavel Durov was due to Telegram's lack of response to French investigators' requests

Telegram founder may be forced to hand over encryption keys to France — Medvedev

The politician thinks that the French authorities will have to release Pavel Durov sooner or later in order not to tarnish their reputation due to the general negative reaction to his detention

Durov declines Russian, Emirati diplomatic assistance — Politico

"The person concerned refused Russian consular protection and an Emirati consular visit but agreed that the Emirati embassy be kept up to date on his situation," the official said

French authorities were supposed to sue Telegram, not its head — Durov

He went on to say that Telegram has an office in the European Union, receiving EU requests and processing them

Growing number of Telegram users made things easier for criminals — Durov

"Telegram’s abrupt increase in user count to 950M caused growing pains that made it easier for criminals to abuse our platform," the app’s co-founder said

Hard to believe Macron’s claim about Durov case not being politically motivated — Lavrov

Durov was detained at Le Bourget Airport outside Paris on August 24

Putin denies reports about recent meeting with Durov, says only met once 'long ago'

However, the Russian leader emphasized that he never refuses to meet with businessmen at various venues

Russian authorities have never had any claims against Durov — Putin

The Russian president noted that "all platforms of this kind have such a flaw," but, in his opinion the French authorities’ actions are unclear and selective

Durov's 'maverick' approach ignored Western guidance, Lavrov says

The top Russian diplomat noted that the actions of Western countries with regard to Durov are indicative of their broader approach to abuse their power in the name of globalization

French authorities never responded to Russian request on Telegram CEO — Russian Embassy

Pavel Durov was detained in the Le Bourget airport on August 24