'They're going crazy in Russia' over arrest of Telegram head Pavel Durov | Bill Browder

"They're particularly worried about this Durov guy and that just raises red flags everywhere."

Russia's major efforts to get Pavel Durov released after his arrest in Paris is a major red flag, warns Bill Browder highlighting that the Telegram boss was supposedly an enemy of the Kremlin.

[paladro]

it's a country that imprisoned a ballerina because she donated money to Ukraine... but they get upset at this.

[Azupiru]

It is also possible that Russia is concerned with the leverage the West has over the person who has control over the app they use for private communications.

[ArchDudeify]

Z's being upset about this being 'unfair'
Cry me a river

[anticorruptionagenda]

The kremlin talking about free speech LOL!!!

[orosalsero]

LOL Russia is mad but they blocked YouTube in the country.

[just-in]

From other media reports...Russia is terrified that Durov will give the French Govt the encryption keys 🔑

[Melrose]

Seems to me most Western intelligence services aren't confused about the role and use of Telegram.

[valentinbusuioc]

he visited Baku exactly at the same time as putin, doesn't this raise another red flag?

[BingoPaletot]

Russia: "We can jail anyone but you are not allowed" 😂

[danielmartin]

This guy tried to meet with Putin and after being denied headed to France and was arrested?

There is more to this story

[dpelpal]

Many here in Russia know he is make easier for criminal, helping to criminal

[tanyab]

Russian spy pretending to be dissident.

[avoiddramapeople]

he went freely.

which means he was in danger or will share something very important with the west...
or just went to be leverage for someone russia is holding...
smart choice.
respect for that.

[larssoderstrom]

A war criminal is a war criminal is a war criminal!

[Thetequilashooter]

The Russians getting upset about losing freedom of speech is about as hypocritical as one can get.

[TheParadoxDestroyer]

0:43 seconds in, Modi giving Putin a big bear hug is infuriating
He embraced a genocidal maniac. How quickly India forgets it's own history.

[geothon]

Russia is trying to defend "free speech"- that's just too funny.

[us-Bahn]

Putin looks more Mongolian the older he gets

[TheBiggreenpig]

If Putin is crazy about this, then they did something right.

[tolrem]

Great "Hotel California" analogy there.Applies to Chinese citizens too.