A Telegram post from a monitored channel notes that Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who is Russian, supports 'freedom of action for every citizen.' The comment appears amid reports that Russia placed Durov on its international wanted list, as The Zioneer reported earlier this evening.
Earlier today, initial reports at 11:32 Jerusalem time indicated that Russia had placed Telegram founder Pavel Durov on its international wanted list. At 13:06, Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced it had filed a formal criminal indictment against Durov on charges of aiding terrorism, and initiated the process to add him to the international wanted list. The FSB later detailed that Ukrainian intelligence allegedly used a Telegram bot named 'Daivinchik/Leo' to recruit Russian citizens for sabotage activities, and that 46 individuals aged 12–22 have been arrested since July 2025 on suspicion of arson, attacks on police, and other crimes. In this context, a monitored channel posted a comment noting that Durov is Russian but supports 'freedom of action for every citizen.' The post does not come from Durov's own account. As The Zioneer reported at 20:53, the wanted list development was first reported earlier in the day.
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