The Russian Federal Security Service issued a statement on July 29 seeking the arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the social media “Telegram”. He was placed on a global wanted list on criminal charges on suspicion of aiding terrorist activities. The Russian Federal Security Service said in a statement that Ukrainian intelligence services used channels and chat tools on the “Telegram” platform to plot sabotage, support terrorist activities, murder, and internet fraud within Russia, leading to serious human casualties and multi-billion dollar property damage, and the “Telegram” management did not delete these channels and chat tools. According to Russian criminal law, criminal charges were brought against Durov and he was added to the global wanted list. It is still unclear what kind of arrest warrants Russia has issued and whether law enforcement agencies in other countries will cooperate. Durov's name is currently not in the International Criminal Police Organization's public database. Ukraine also did not speak out about the Russian Federal Security Service's statement.

The Russian Federal Security Service issued a statement on July 29 seeking the arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the social media “Telegram”. He was placed on a global wanted list on criminal charges on suspicion of aiding terrorist activities. The Russian Federal Security Service said in a statement that Ukrainian intelligence services used channels and chat tools on the “Telegram” platform to plot sabotage, support terrorist activities, murder, and internet fraud within Russia, leading to serious human casualties and multi-billion dollar property damage, and the “Telegram” management did not delete these channels and chat tools. According to Russian criminal law, criminal charges were brought against Durov and he was added to the global wanted list. It is still unclear what kind of arrest warrants Russia has issued and whether law enforcement agencies in other countries will cooperate. Durov's name is currently not in the International Criminal Police Organization's public database. Ukraine also did not speak out about the Russian Federal Security Service's statement.