Russia Charges Telegram's Durov with Terrorism as France's Separate Case Continues

Russia's FSB charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism on July 29, 2026, issuing an international arrest warrant over alleged Ukrainian use of the platform for sabotage operations. Durov already faces preliminary charges in France from an August 2024 arrest for allowing criminal activity on Telegram — a platform with over one billion users. Two governments on opposing sides of the Ukraine war now pursue separate cases against the same man.