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Paris Arrested Telegram Founder to Meddle in Romanian Election — Moscow
- Pavel Durov, a Russian-born entrepreneur and Telegram founder, was arrested in France in August 2024 on complicity charges related to crimes allegedly committed by Telegram users.
- The arrest occurred amid Romania's November 2024 presidential election, which saw annulled first-round results and allegations of foreign interference favoring right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu.
- Maria Zakharova of the Russian Foreign Ministry claimed that French President Macron ordered the detention of Pavel Durov to interfere in Romania’s elections, referencing Durov’s allegations that French intelligence sought to suppress conservative voices during the campaign.
- Durov was freed from custody in mid-March 2025 after posting a €5 million bail and permitted to exit France; he has also expressed willingness to testify before Romanian officials if it supports democratic processes.
- The Kremlin dismissed interference claims as absurd and described Romania's electoral process as a disorganized event not worthy of proper voting status.
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News.roRussian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The French Authorities Arrested the Founder Telegram to Influence Romania's Elections
On 18 May, the founder of Telegram, Durov, said that the application refused to comply with a request from "a country in Western Europe" to close the channels of Romanian conservators before the election. Article The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke: The French authorities arrested the founder Telegram to influence the elections in Romania for the first time appeared in Romania TV.
Zakharova: Paris arrested Telegram founder to meddle in Romanian election
Pavel Durov has said that French intelligence tried to censor conservatives on the platform during election campaign season Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of detaining Telegram founder Pavel Durov for the purpose of interfering with the electoral processes in Romania. The accusation comes shortly after Durov claimed that French authorities had enquired with him regarding the issu…
Russia Claims that Macron Would Have Arrested the Founder Telegram, Pavel Durov, to "Direct" Romania's Elections - HotNews.ro
French President Emmanuel Macron arrested Pavel Durov because he understood that "the candidate for the liberal dictatorship" could not win any legitimate context, said the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...
Moscow Casts a False Theory About the Influence of France in Romania's Elections. What It Says About Emmanuel Macron and Pavel Durov
Russia has launched serious accusations against France, which are also related to Romania. Maria Zaharova, the spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, claims that French President Emmanuel Macron arrested Pavel Durov, chief of Telegram, to control the presidential trial from us from the country.
Paris arrested Telegram founder to meddle in Romanian election — Moscow
from RT: Pavel Durov has said that French intelligence tried to censor conservatives on the platform during election campaign season Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has accused French President Emmanuel Macron of detaining Telegram founder Pavel Durov for the purpose of interfering with the electoral processes in Romania. The accusation comes shortly after Durov […]
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