Russian President Vladimir Putin was in Baku on a state go to to Azerbaijan on August 18 and 19 however Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied that the pair had met.
Durov is accused of failing to take motion to curb the legal use of his platform.
France’s OFMIN, an workplace tasked with stopping violence in opposition to minors, issued an arrest warrant for Durov in a preliminary investigation into alleged offences together with fraud, drug trafficking, cyberbullying, organised crime and promotion of terrorism, one other supply stated.
Telegram stated in response that “Durov has nothing to cover and travels often in Europe.”
“Telegram abides by EU legal guidelines, together with the Digital Providers Act — its moderation is inside business requirements,” it added.
“It’s absurd to say {that a} platform or its proprietor are liable for abuse of that platform.”
