Explained: Why Russia Is Seeking Telegram Founder Pavel Durov's Arrest

Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of Telegram, is facing fresh pressure after Russia accused him of aiding terrorism and placed him on an international wanted list. Russia's Security Service alleges that Telegram failed to remove channels, chats and bots that were being used by Ukrainian intelligence, terrorists and extremist groups to plan sabotage, cyberfraud and other attacks. Here's what the charges are, and why the case could have far-reaching implications for the messaging platform.

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