The FSB of Russia has announced that Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been charged in absentia with aiding terrorism. According to the agency, he will soon be placed on an international wanted list. The security service claims that the Telegram administration did not delete channels, chats, and bots that, according to Russian authorities, were used by Ukrainian special services to prepare terrorist acts and mass killings in Russia. This is not the first criminal case related to Durov in Russia. Back in February, the FSB reported that he was involved in an investigation under the article on aiding terrorism. At that time, the agency stated that Telegram was allegedly used in the preparation of tens of thousands of crimes on the territory of the country. Pavel Durov is currently not in Russia. He holds citizenship in Russia, France, the United Arab Emirates, as well as Saint Kitts and Nevis. At the time of publication, neither he nor representatives of Telegram have publicly commented on the new accusations. The case is developing against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict between Russian authorities and Telegram. Since the summer of 2025, Russia has begun to restrict the operation of the messenger, and now it can only be used in the country with the help of a VPN. Moreover, there are also accusations against Durov outside of Russia. In France, he has also been charged with criminal offenses related to illegal content on Telegram. The entrepreneur previously linked the attempts by Russian authorities to restrict the service's operation with a desire to increase control over user communication. Durov's announcement on the international wanted list will be another stage in the investigation that Russian authorities are conducting against the founder of Telegram. Meanwhile, he is outside of Russia, and there has been no official response from Telegram to the new accusations yet.