Foreign media: Telegram founder Pavel Durov visited Russia many times between 2015 and 2021

Odaily Odaily reported that the Russian independent news agency "Important Stories" reported that Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov entered Russia more than 50 times between 2015 and 2021. The report cited data about Durov's whereabouts leaked by Russia's main intelligence agency, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The data was reportedly leaked around August 20 and hidden again on August 26. Important Stories said it partially verified the data by talking to investigators under Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Durov did not try to conceal his travels. He took commercial flights of Russian airlines to and from St. Petersburg, Russia and various cities in Europe, and also took Russian railway trains from Russia to Helsinki, Finland. Earlier news, Durov was arrested in France on August 24. He was accused of failing to adequately regulate illegal activities on the communication platform, and French authorities claimed that the platform was used for drug trafficking, fraud and organized crime. (Cointelegraph)